❀VOA : Educational Gains Mixed for Girls and Boys in Puntland and Somaliland

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
peaceful (adj.)	ˈpiːs.f ə l	- เงียบสงบ   - without violence  Ex. She hoped the different ethnic groups in the area could live together in peaceful co-existence.
agency (n.)	ˈeɪ.dʒ ə n t  .si	- หน่วยงาน ตัวแทน  - a business which represents one group of people when dealing with another group, a government organization Ex.  She was freed from prison through the agency of her doctor.
encourage (v.)	ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ	- การกระตุ้น การส่งเสริม  - to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen  Ex. We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.
secure (adj.)	sɪˈkjʊə r	- ปลอดภัย  - positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall or break  EX. That ladder doesn't look very secure to me.