# First IDP Primary School Reported in Adado

> On 10 January 2017, Goobjoog News reported that Mandeeq Academy, a primary school for IDPs in Badbaado camp, Adado…

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: People and Skills
- Tags: construction-training, informal-apprenticeship
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/first-idp-primary-school-adado-reported

## Key points

- On 10 January 2017, Goobjoog News reported that construction of Mandeeq Academy, a primary school for IDPs in Badbaado camp, Adado, had been completed.
- The report attributed the school to Senator Abshir Ahmed, stated a capacity of 200 students with 150 enrolled, and said Ahmed would sponsor students and had employed seven teachers.
- The report does not establish what has happened at the school since 10 January 2017, and no implementing contractor, funder, budget, or cost is named.

On 10 January 2017, Goobjoog News reported that construction of the first IDP school in Adado had been completed, describing the institution as the first such school for internally displaced people in the town.

The report stated that the school, named Mandeeq Academy, was constructed in Badbaado camp by Somalia's first elected senator, Abshir Ahmed. According to Goobjoog News, Ahmed worked variously in the public sector and civil society, and visited Adado days after being elected senator, where he opened a constituency services office.

Goobjoog News reported that the school has a capacity of 200 full-time students and had enrolled a first batch of 150 students. The report also said that Ahmed will fully sponsor the students and that he has employed seven teachers who are going to teach the children. The school was given the motto "Tomorrow's Leaders are learning here", according to the report.

The report linked the school to a pledge made in October of the previous year, when Ahmed, during a tour at the camp, pledged to construct a primary school for IDPs unable to access education. Goobjoog News said that hundreds of IDP children in Adado town, displaced by over twenty years of civil war, will start accessing free education.

Goobjoog News did not name a construction contractor, consultant, funder, or any financing mechanism for the school. The report provides no budget, contract value, total project cost, or currency. The basis for the characterisations of the school as the first IDP school in Adado and of Ahmed as Somalia's first elected senator is not given.

The report does not establish what has happened at the school since 10 January 2017. The sponsorship commitment and teacher employment lack detail on cost, duration, employer entity, salary terms, or contracts.

> **Note:** The report contains no figures for the school's construction or operation beyond capacity and enrolment. The sponsorship commitment is a future pledge by the senator, not a verified expenditure.

## Questions

### What facilities does the school have?

Goobjoog News did not list any physical facilities of the school beyond its name, location, capacity, and enrolment.

### How many students will it serve?

The report states a capacity of 200 full-time students and a first batch of 150 enrolled, while also referring to 'hundreds' of IDP children who will access free education.

### Who funded the construction?

The report does not name a funder. It attributes the construction to Senator Abshir Ahmed and states he will sponsor students, but no financing source or amount is given.

## Sources

- [Somalia's first elected senator constructs first primary school for IDPs in Adado](https://en.goobjoog.com/somalias-first-elected-senator-constructs-first-primary-school-idps-adado/) — Goobjoog News, 2017-01-10