FEEDING THE HUNGER FOR EDUCATION IN GEDO REGION SOMALIA
Belet -Hawa located along the border in Gedo Region shares a long insecure border line with Kenya and Ethiopia. Cyclic drought, armed conflict, limited services and severe food insecurity are key recurrent problems experienced in the district. Children have been the...
INCENTIVES KEEP TEACHERS IN SCHOOL IN GEDO SOMALIA.
Mr. Abdifatah Mohamed Muhumed, a 28-year-old headteacher of Alqalam primary school in Balethawa In Somalia, school absenteeism not only stems from the lack of children in the schools but also the empty teacher's desk. Teacher absenteeism has been caused mainly by...
SAFETY PACKAGING SAVES LIVES: BEHAVIOUR CHANGE CAMPAIGN FOR FOOD VENDORS IN KISMAYU
Every day hundreds of traders and consumers flock into markets in Kismayu to purchase various commodities, especially food items. Bread and meat are a staple and typical food in Kismayu. Currently, meat and bread in Kismayu and broader Somalia is sold in the market...

EDUCATING CRISIS-AFFECTED CHILDREN IN KAHDA AND GARASBALEY IDP CAMPS, SOMALIA
Ismail Hussein (right) together with his classmates Ibrahim Hussein, a 15-year-old student in Al-Hidaya camp in Garasbaley district, Banadir region, Somalia, attends Nadifo Primary School as a sixth-grade student. He and his family were forced to move from Daare village in the Lower Shabelle region due to conflict and severe drought conditions. Their journey to the IDP camp took 15 days and was challenging, with a lack of food and water, and walking barefoot in the heat. Eventually, they...