The impact of Girl ’ s School Dropout on Social Development in Garowe District Puntland, Somalia. Zara Dhamac puntland pres.Deni and some school girls. Abstract Though a number of studies have addressed the issue of school dropout for both girls and boys, dropout pattern significantly differs by the gender of the students. This study presents the influence of girls’ school dropouts on social development in Garowe Puntland, Somalia. The study was guided by the following objectives; To assess the influence of girls’ school dropouts on social development in Garowe Puntland, to recommend the possible measures to reduce the girls school dropouts in Garowe Puntland. The study employed descriptive survey design by simply sampling the respondents’ randomly. Data was collected through questionnaires which were distributed by the researcher to a selected group...