Empowering Somaliland Youth

Cultivating specialized skills for self-sufficiency in fashion, interior design, and technical fields for youth and women.

A vibrantly painted building with bright blue walls adorned with colorful geometric patterns in red, yellow, and green. It features a central blue door and colorful illustrations, including a crocodile and floral motifs. Arabic script and the word 'welcome' are visible, enhancing the cultural feel of the setting.
A vibrantly painted building with bright blue walls adorned with colorful geometric patterns in red, yellow, and green. It features a central blue door and colorful illustrations, including a crocodile and floral motifs. Arabic script and the word 'welcome' are visible, enhancing the cultural feel of the setting.
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A creative workspace featuring a laptop, a sketchbook with drawn patterns, pens, a marker, a tube of paint, and various art supplies. The items are arranged neatly on a desk, suggesting an environment conducive to art and design.
A creative workspace featuring a laptop, a sketchbook with drawn patterns, pens, a marker, a tube of paint, and various art supplies. The items are arranged neatly on a desk, suggesting an environment conducive to art and design.

Empowering Skills

Fostering creativity and self-sufficiency among Somaliland youth and women.

The image portrays a fashion design workspace with illustrated fashion sketches on a wall featuring various outfits. There are two canvases with vibrant artwork, one depicting a figure in a red dress. The surface is cluttered with papers, fabric rolls, and cutting tools.
The image portrays a fashion design workspace with illustrated fashion sketches on a wall featuring various outfits. There are two canvases with vibrant artwork, one depicting a figure in a red dress. The surface is cluttered with papers, fabric rolls, and cutting tools.
Skill Development

Training in fashion, interior design, and technical skills.

A creative workspace with a wall adorned with various art pieces, photographs, and a clock. The foreground shows blurred art supplies and tools scattered on a white table. Bright and colorful prints add vibrancy, and a stack of books is visible to the left.
A creative workspace with a wall adorned with various art pieces, photographs, and a clock. The foreground shows blurred art supplies and tools scattered on a white table. Bright and colorful prints add vibrancy, and a stack of books is visible to the left.
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A bright workspace includes a bouquet of vibrant sunflowers beside a black keyboard with Arabic and English letters. A red and white polka dot pencil rests on a paper titled 'Sunflower'.
A bright workspace includes a bouquet of vibrant sunflowers beside a black keyboard with Arabic and English letters. A red and white polka dot pencil rests on a paper titled 'Sunflower'.
Lines of code are displayed on a dark screen, showing a set of skill percentages related to programming, planning, organization, visual design, creativity, learning, and communication. The text is colored, likely to indicate syntax highlighting in a code editor.
Lines of code are displayed on a dark screen, showing a set of skill percentages related to programming, planning, organization, visual design, creativity, learning, and communication. The text is colored, likely to indicate syntax highlighting in a code editor.
Creative Training

Building professionals in various creative and technical fields.

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Customer Reviews

See what our students say about their transformative experiences with us.

The skills I gained here changed my life; I'm now more self-sufficient.

Amina Ali
A person wearing a headscarf is painting a cityscape on a canvas. The scene includes tall towers and buildings with a variety of colors being mixed on a palette.
A person wearing a headscarf is painting a cityscape on a canvas. The scene includes tall towers and buildings with a variety of colors being mixed on a palette.

Hargeisa

Attending the African Institute of Arts and Design unlocked my potential, providing opportunities for professional growth many had never dreamed of before. I highly recommend it!

A bright studio space features a drawing tablet on a wooden desk displaying digital art in progress. The image on the screen shows a character with long blonde hair and intricate clothing. Natural light streams through a window illuminating the workspace. Various art tools like a color palette and rolled papers are scattered around, alongside a computer monitor.
A bright studio space features a drawing tablet on a wooden desk displaying digital art in progress. The image on the screen shows a character with long blonde hair and intricate clothing. Natural light streams through a window illuminating the workspace. Various art tools like a color palette and rolled papers are scattered around, alongside a computer monitor.
Omar Farah

Berbera

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Empowerment

Training skilled professionals for Somaliland's creative industries.

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