Luqada SomaligaAddress:
SASE
Pepsi
Road
Hargeisa
Somaliland
Telephone:
+252
2 525406
+252 2 4418302
+252 2 4411161
E-mail:
contact@sase-sl.org
Survey Coverage
| District | No. of Households covered |
| G. Libah | 1130 |
| Koodbuur | 1078 |
| A. Dhaghar | 810 |
| M. Haybe | 760 |
| 26 th June | 716 |
| Total | 4494 |
Prevalence of needs
| District | Prevalence |
| A. Dhaghar | 13.7 |
| 26 th June | 12.0 |
| Mohamoud Haybe | 11.1 |
| G. Libah | 9.5 |
| Koodbuur | 9.0 |
| Average | 11.06 |
Distribution across needs
| Special need | Prevalence share |
| Phys. Handicap | 29.3 |
| Mental Retard. | 26.5 |
| Hearing Impairm. | 12.9 |
| Visual Impairm. | 12.0 |
| Comm/Speech D. | 9.0 |
| Behaviour Dis. | 3.3 |
| CP/EP | 3.8 |
| Learning Diff. | 3.0 |
| Gifted/Talented | 0.0 |
Suspect causes
- Hereditary Causes
- Pre-natal causes - use of drugs, hypertension, stress, maternal malnutrition
- Peri-natal causes - prolonged labour
- Post-natal causes - polio, poor nutrition, accidents
| District | Total PSN | % Assessed | % not assessed |
| Ahmed D. | 111 | 29 | 71 |
| G. Libah | 107 | 23 | 77 |
| Koodbuur | 97 | 23 | 77 |
| 26 th June | 86 | 19 | 81 |
| M. Haybe | 84 | 39 | 61 |
| Total | 485 | 26 | 74 |
Enrolment in Programs
Major Factors
- Poverty
- Armed Conflict
- Illiteracy
- Poor nutrition
- Formulation of policy on PSN
- Developing and implementing an advocacy agenda
- Increased community education
- Early identification and assessment centre
- Establish a Referral system
- Inclusion through ECD, VST and Teacher training
- Focus on Prevention
- Adapt assistive technology
- Research