Mission report on the need for domestic science education in Somalia, with emphasis on teacher training and secondary education levels - briefly describes general socio-economic factors of the country, discusses the teacher shortage and the lack of short training courses in home economics, considers this subject with reference to the education of women at women's educational centres, deals with teaching materials, including textbooks, and curriculum planning, making mention of family care and child care, refers to the role of the school laboratory and its use in nutrition education and home care, provides a summary of adopted future activities