Schools Organization For formal Education (SOFE) was founded on 11th February 2006 in Mogadishu.
The organization was established by a group of Somali scholars and experts who waged their effort for the development of this educational umbrella after the government collapsed from that period. All public services remained under demolish state. This educational umbrella was formed because of a lot of children who turned out to be street children because of lack of availability of primary and secondary education in the country.
Another reason, there were a lot youngsters who became freelance militia or militia loyal to warlords. After that case many formal primary schools were opened starting from the capital city of Somalia, Mogadishu. Later on schools were opened in some of the regions of the country.
These schools were monitored, assessed and managed by a board of directors of the umbrella, which their head quarter is located in Mogadishu and there were many students who enrolled at these schools. SOFE schools located in different regions such as:
The schools which are functional are: