Eelo Foundation (EF) - US based non profit organization and Locally registered non governmental organization has implemented and managed many projects in Horn of Africa from 1998-Present. EF was established on April 2006 by US Diaspora in USA. It is legally registered in New Jersey State and Executive Office in Pennsylvania State. EF is non-profit organization with 501 (c)(3). The President of EF is Dr. Abdulkarim H. Abib (Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering). He is currently works for AT&T as Senior Software Engineer.  The Executive Director is Mr. William L. Hixson (MBA). Prof. Ahmed H. Abib (MSc Systems Sciences) is the Horn of Africa Regional Director.

EF has very well qualified team with more than 200 years of experience in areas of Health Care, Education, Animal Care, Agriculture, Engineering, Construction, Rural Development, etc.    All members of Diaspora and local experts are very knowledgeable of this region and equally represent all communities it services and will be offering their services in kind.

For the past ten years, this team has implemented several projects in Horn of Africa.  We have donated medical supplies, medical equipment, medicine, educational materials (new textbooks, educational supplies, furniture, etc) worth of US$25 Million to Horn of Africa.  We also built 12 new libraries in 12 towns in 10 regions in Horn of Africa. We have implemented Training Program (Enterprise Basic Vocational Training Program) in Borama Awdal financed by the Canadian International Development Agency thru Canadian Non Profit organization.  This program trained 95 poor unemployed youth from all regions in Horn of Africa in areas of midwives, metal and wood work, computer skills, and home economy, with 60% of participants were women. We also have implemented and still implementing the US State Department Project for reaching out to Muslim Countries. Our project were selected and funded thru Sabre Foundation of US (non-profit).  This project has been implemented 10 regions in Horn of Africa.

Needs for Horn of Africa

Horn of Africa needs workforce development for national and regional development as well as for effective participation in the global economy.   The need to strengthen the public and private sectors, give voice to civil society and rehabilitate educational institutions remain non existences.  This equally goes with reform of institutions, systems, processes and practices, which support development efforts by the public and private sectors as well as civil society in civil war Horn of Africa.  Workforce development is needed to entrench and sustain good governance, design and manage effective policies and programs, manage the environment, agriculture and food, address poverty, health care and fight HIV/AIDS and apply science and technology to development problems in civil war Horn of Africa.

To alleviate the current scarcity of trained personnel in public and private sectors, as well as the civil society, there is a need to introduce three types of training programs.  The first training program will address the cute and urgent training skills needed (short Term training), special for women and underserved community.  The intakes will be from public and private sector and civil society employees. The second training program will address needs to have highly skilled workforce.  The intakes will come from high school graduates who plan to join in one-two years in labor market with high skills, and current employees of public and private sector or in civil society.  The final training program will address the needs of Horn of Africa in the long term.  The intakes will come from high school graduates who intend to pursue undergraduate degrees.  Also training program for trainers will be created to address the needs of different sectors of Horn of Africa.  Selected trainers from different sectors will be trained in order to train others in their departments.

The employment situation is closely linked to the educational sector of the country.   Each year, more than 4,000 young people who have had no access to a general secondary education or to any kind of professional training arrive on the labor market without any qualification.  The number is expected to grow over the next few years, in particular in the major cities.  The proposal to establish an American Style university (Eelo University) is in tandem with US mission and EF objectives.

Objectives of Establishing Eelo American University:

a) Through establishment of a University, to help prepare the populace to take advantage of the opportunities that the global economy offers. b) Reduce the critical shortage of trained professionals and technical workers. c) Improve Horn of Africa’s education indicators which are among the lowest in the world. d) Develop a secular educational system and curriculum more relevant to Horn of Africa's needs. e) Develop higher educational opportunity to improve: 1) weak quality of learning due to insufficient teachers, and 2) archaic pedagogic methods and 3) insufficient education and training system due to inadequate government resources to increase access, or improve quality. f) Establish the first university in Horn of Africa to develop a capacity to implement the highest quality of experience and expertise in policy and strategy development for planning and management of the higher education system. g) Strengthen access to knowledge and the use of knowledge by building self-reliant individuals and institutions of higher learning so that Horn of Africa citizens will be able to participate fully in the development of their country, their region and the world.   h) Improve access to higher education by women and minority tribes on both South and North of Horn of Africa.  i) Increase access to and utilization of information technology and advanced communications technology. j) Train institutional leaders and managers in higher education. k) Secure the highest quality of training for the students at the university, and assure that the best trained professors and sufficient textbooks and other learning materials are available to help do so. l) Train institutional leaders and managers in higher education. m) Focus special interest on training schoolteachers in mathematics and science and improving school administration and performance throughout the country. n) Support workforce development for national and regional economic growth.