KRD works to promote and support primary, secondary and skills development for vulnerable and marginalized children and youths through improvement of learning outcomes for early learning, basic education, and alternative basic education (ABE) for school going children. Our efforts have been geared towards contributing to the overall objective: Girls and boys are educated and empowered to claim their rights in a safe environment. This was aligned to the Somalia government’s Education Sector Strategic Plan of expanding access to education for children from marginalized communities such as IDPs, pastoralists and riverine communities, improving the quality of learning outcomes at early grade levels and strengthening management capacities and systems at local levels. KRD’s Education program focuses on expanding access to education for marginalized, hard-to-reach and vulnerable children, and improving the quality of education for school-age students in Somalia. KRD protects children by responding to their specific needs and the risks they face. KRD protects, and campaigns, against all forms of discrimination; prevents and responds to abuse, neglect, violence and exploitation; ensures immediate access to appropriate services; and provides durable solutions in the child’s best interest.