[{"bbox": [84, 132, 345, 157], "category": "Text", "text": "Related to higher education:"}, {"bbox": [122, 159, 1145, 212], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Support the operations of the Commission of Higher Education with capacity and resources enabling them to lead core functions such as quality assurance, registration and accreditation."}, {"bbox": [122, 213, 1145, 292], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Investing in research function of universities through diverse research support options such as training, twinning, research grants, and research collaborations, research scholarships targeting marginalised groups including women, people with disability, IDPs, returnees, etc."}, {"bbox": [122, 293, 1145, 345], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Regional mobility to build capacity of faculty staff and management staff. Training of faculty members in select universities in curriculum and lesson planning, pedagogy etc."}, {"bbox": [122, 346, 1145, 398], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Promote networking and shared learning involving the various education authorities and between institutions of higher learning."}, {"bbox": [87, 444, 297, 474], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.3. Mainstreaming"}, {"bbox": [84, 514, 529, 541], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [84, 566, 1043, 620], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the SEA screening** (relevant for budget support and strategic-level interventions)\nThe Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening concluded that no further action was required."}, {"bbox": [84, 646, 1145, 753], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)\nThe EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category B (not requiring an EIA, but for which environment aspects will be addressed during design)."}, {"bbox": [84, 778, 1145, 883], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)\nThe Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this action is no or low risk (no need for further assessment)"}, {"bbox": [84, 917, 624, 943], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls"}, {"bbox": [84, 944, 1145, 1102], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Gender DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as G1. This implies that a gender perspective is integrated throughout the Action with a focus on increased participation of women and girls in education, training and decision making. Special measures to promote the participation of girls in education such as advocacy, scholarships, girls' friendly spaces, female teachers as role models and dignity kits will be supported. Teaching, learning and curricula materials financed under this Action will be gender sensitive. Teacher training will promote gender sensitive classroom practices."}, {"bbox": [84, 1135, 230, 1160], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [84, 1161, 1145, 1344], "category": "Text", "text": "Human rights violations are rampant in Somalia leading to child recruitment by armed forces (mainly OAGs) the exclusion of girls, IDPs, refugees, returnees, children with special education needs etc.). Furthermore, over 3 million Somali children are out of school and this places their right to education in jeopardy. The Action will expand education opportunities for displacement affected communities in close coordination with DG ECHO's EiE actions and partners, persons with disability, pastoralists and ethnic minorities, who in general are systematically excluded from the education system. Where schools occupied by IDPs are targeted for reconstruction, the Action may support construction of school facilities in areas of relocation."}, {"bbox": [84, 1352, 180, 1378], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Disability"}, {"bbox": [84, 1379, 1145, 1484], "category": "Text", "text": "As per Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D2. This implies that the Action will ensure infrastructure supported is adapted, enrolment campaigns will integrate assessment of children with special education needs, referral and placements. Children with special needs will benefit from scholarships support and assistive devices."}, {"bbox": [84, 1517, 196, 1541], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Democracy"}, {"bbox": [84, 1542, 1145, 1648], "category": "Text", "text": "Somalia faces governance challenges stemming from the effects of protracted conflict and weak institutions. The provisional constitution accommodates the strong clan identities which had been a driver of much of the preceding conflict by establishing a unique 4.5 system. This action will support the implementation of the nationally approved curricula which lays emphasis on the teaching and learning knowledge of citizenship and democratic skills. Teacher"}, {"bbox": [1041, 1664, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 23"}]