Puntland is blessed with many different natural resources including livestock, fishery, and frankincense, and most importantly an eager young population as human capital. Therefore, developing this human capital is the foundation of achieving broader social and human development in the Puntland State of Somalia.
Therefore, to understand the existing skill gaps in Puntland, the PDRC (Puntland Development and Research Center) conducted an in-depth study on the opportunities and skill gaps in rural and coastal communities that are off the tarmac roads, remote, and hardly receive developmental programs. The study was conducted in six communities from six different regions of Puntland State. These communities are selected based on their respective economic activities namely, Crop farming, livestock, fishery, and frankincense. The selected communities were: (1) Cuun, farming community in Nugal region, (2) Buraan, farming community in Sanaag region, (3) Bocame farming community in Sool region, (4) Goddod livestock community in Galkacyo region, (5) Bander Bayla, a fishing community in Karkaar region, and (6) Ufeyn, frankincense community in Bari region.
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