Dire Dawa Secondary School Dedication

Dira Dawa, Ethiopia – Service members from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), headquartered in Djibouti, in conjunction with the government of Ethiopia and the U.S. Embassy will dedicated the renovated Dire Dawa Secondary School here on Wednesday, June 24.

The renovation project includes rehabilitation of the school auditorium and computer classrooms.  The refurbishment was funded by CJTF-HOA and will allow for future Internet and networking capability.

This project will allow community members to attend secondary and adult education classes, public forums, and other community and educational programs in a safe and well-built facility.

The strong partnership between the Ethiopian and American people and their governments helped make this renovation possible.

The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an “indirect approach” to counter extremism. Through a strategy of Cooperative Conflict Prevention, the task force builds security capacity, promotes regional cooperation, and protects coalition interests to prevail against violent extremist activities.