Keyf Hussein harvesting capsicum from her kitchen garden in Dalsan Village Most regions of Somalia have been affected by the persistent drought which has resulted in increased food insecurity, acute water scarcity, and severe malnutrition, particularly among children...
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School feeding Impacting Access to Basic Education in Kahda and Garasbaley, Somalia
Displaced families are more concerned with where they will get food, water, and shelter when they first arrive at internally displaced persons' settlements than they are about where their children will go to school. According to the Somalia Situation Drought Report in...
Provision of Lifesaving Water to Drought Affected Households In Abudwak District, Galgadud Region, Somalia
Drought in Somalia According to the UNOCHA Regional Humanitarian Report of August 2022, more than 7.8 million people in Somalia have been affected by drought with more than 1.1M leaving their homes in search of food, water, pasture, and alternative sources of...
El-Nino Emergency Response in Dolow and Belethawa Districts, Somalia
Good hygiene and sanitation practices can save lives In the Gedo region of Somalia, the River Dawa is a double-edged sword for the communities it supports. While it sustains agricultural livelihoods during the dry seasons, it can quickly become a source of devastation during periods of heavy rainfall, as witnessed during the El Niño-induced flooding from October-December in 2023. UNOCHA reported over 1.5 million people in Somalia were displaced during this period. The floods resulted in human...