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Brief Analysis
In terms of numbers, the biggest portion of callers to Radio Ergo’s audience feedback platform in the week 12-18 June 2025 spoke about rainfall in their areas, and the beneficial impact this was having on crops and livestock. Most of those mentioning rain were in central and southern regions, with a few further north. Several callers were concerned about diseases including watery diarrhoea and malnutrition affecting their children. There were appeals for aid and services from IDPs especially in Bay region. The following summarises the calls by theme.
Aid – a caller in Bardera, Gedo region, claimed that IDP families were not receiving aid cards because they were being bought up by business people. He demanded accountability in aid delivery.
IDPs – several people called (using the same number) from Bar-kulan camp in Baidoa. They said they had been neglected and not received any aid at all. One said that the camp had no school, latrines, or any other amenity.
Food security – a woman in Adado called saying she was a mother of five children and they were facing unemployment. She said they got occasional but not regular meals. She added that there were no jobs, nor aid organisations to help people.
Health & Nutrition – a caller in Wanleweyn, Lower Shabelle, wanted help with treatment for their children who were sick with watery diarrhoea. Several people called reporting cases of malnutrition and asking for help or access to nutritional supplements. One female caller (location not specified) asked if supplements were available from pharmacies.
WASH – a female caller in Ado-Kibir, Galgadud region, said they were facing drought as the rain had been little. She said they were appealing for water aid. Two callers in Dusamareb said there was drought in the area, with one adding that water was scarce and they needed wells to be drilled.
Climate – a caller in Hobyo, Mudug region, said there had been strong winds blowing sand across the area and they needed trees to be planted as a windbreak to stop the problem of drifting sand dunes.
Education – a caller in Shimbirole, Lower Shabelle, complained that they had no schools in the area and young people didn’t know how to read or write. He called on the local authorities to help establish schools there.
Agriculture – among calls to the radio’s weekly agriculture programme, farmers in Ado-kibir and Bahdo in Galgadud wanted advice with unknown pests spoiling their lemons. One female caller in the region complained that locusts were destroying their crops. A caller in Dambole in Beledweyne said the water level in the river Shabelle had dropped and their crops were failing. He didn’t know the cause but said they needed help.
Livestock – most livestock callers as usual had complaints and questions about diseases affecting their herds. However, two callers wanted help and advice with their chickens. One female farmer said her chickens were sick and seemed itchy. Another in Bardera said his chickens were dying of diarrhoea.
Rainfall – there were a few calls from northern regions about rain, including from Sanag where a caller said their livestock were now reproducing. One caller in Sahdheer, Sool region, said they had had more rainfall that they had ever seen before and they had floods. He described water everywhere and feared some of their goats had been washed away. The majority of calls came from across Galmudug, including from Adado, Abudwak, Dusamareb, Guriel, Las-hordhere, and Biyo-gadud. Others came from Hiran, including one female caller who said they were doing well despite the conflict that had caused displacement and migration. Some callers in Middle Shabelle said their crops were growing well. In Bay region too farmers said they had water for their farms and crops were healthy.