Education built for Somali learners
Hanaqaad Institute is an online learning platform delivering practical, career-focused education to students across Somalia and East Africa.
A Somali institute with a practical mission
We build structured online programmes with instructors who work in the fields they teach. Every course is designed to be finished on a phone, with limited bandwidth, alongside work or study.
Our focus is employability: skills students can apply to a job, a business or continued study within weeks, not years.
How Hanaqaad grew
The idea
A small group of Somali professionals began recording lessons for students who could not attend campus.
First programmes
Structured courses in design, engineering software and Quran studies went online.
Instructor network
Working professionals across the region joined as accredited instructors.
Mobile-first platform
The learning experience was rebuilt for phones and low bandwidth.
Certification
Assessments and verifiable certificates were introduced across programmes.
Regional growth
Hanaqaad now serves learners across Somalia and East Africa.
Our mission
To make practical, high-quality education accessible to every Somali learner with a phone and the will to learn.
Our vision
A generation of skilled, confident Somali professionals building the region’s economy from within.
What guides our work
Practical first
If it cannot be applied, we do not teach it.
Trust
Honest pricing, honest outcomes, honest teaching.
Community
Students and instructors learning from each other.
Respect
Content and conduct grounded in Somali values.
Programmes for individuals and organisations
Structured courses
120+ programmes across 25 categories.
Certificates
Verifiable certificates on completion.
Organisation training
Group enrolment and reporting for teams.
Voices from across the region
“I studied at night after work and finished the programme in two months. Three weeks later I had my first paying client.”
“Everything worked on my phone, even with slow internet.”
“The tajweed explanations are patient and clear. My recitation changed completely.”
“I now run my own ads and my sales have grown steadily.”
Professionals who teach what they practise
Produced documentaries and commercial films across East Africa; now trains Somali storytellers.
Works on Mogadishu infrastructure projects and teaches drafting with real construction documents.
Leads a design studio serving Somali brands and teaches the Adobe workflow he uses weekly.
Your next skill starts with one lesson
Join thousands of Somali learners building careers with Hanaqaad Institute.