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Somalia| 2023 | CBPF Somalia, Dollow. El Niño triggered devastating floods in Somalia October to December 2023, intensifying the already major humanitarian needs for people facing severe drought,...

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF Somalia: Iftin and Habal Aday displacement sites. “I love coming here,” says Zaituna, who is 12 years old, of the child-friendly space at Iftin displacement site. “It’s a happy...

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF Somalia, Dollow. Mama Fatuma Gurham is a vendor in the marketplace in Dollow. Recently, she and other vendors were visited by women from the community who shared information on...

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF Somalia, Alle Suge displacement site. When you have to flee your home, there may not be enough time to grab essentials. With support from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund, women...

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF Somalia, Kahda district. The worsening drought in Somalia has resulted in more vulnerability for women and girls. Collecting water now involves longer walks that can be unsafe...

Somalia |2023| CERF Somalia, Dollow and elsewhere. “I have lived here all my life and have never seen a drought like the one we are experiencing now. Everything just dried up right in front of our...

Somalia | 2023 | CERF Somalia, Jubaland. Samda recently started a grocery business at the IDP camp in Kismayo where she and her children live. They fled the devastating drought in their village, and...

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF Somalia, Baidoa district. Khadija is a mother of seven, living in Arsham displacement camp. She fled Bahkool region for many reasons. First, the ongoing drought devastated her...

In 2015-2016, the El Niño event was one of the strongest since 1950, affecting over 60 million people. Its effects – drought, floods, harsh winters and poor food security - lasted for two years. The...

Somalia | 2023 | CBPF Somalia, Bay region. When Amino Aadan first came to Hirdoogle displacement site, she wasn’t sure how she’d make a living to provide for her children. The longest and most severe...

Somalia | 2023 | CERF Somalia. In Somalia, drought and hunger continue to affect 7.8 million people. Over 1.9 million people have left their homes in search of food, water, and livelihoods. Some 1.8...

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Somalia | 2023 | CBPF Somalia, Galgaduud region. Galbedo Hashi Gutaale, 53, lives in Xeeb settlement for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Adado, in Somalia’s Galgaduud region. A mother of eight,...

Somalia | 2022 | CBPF Sool, Somaliland and Nugaal, Somalia. Ayesha Suguli leads a family of 20 in Dhabansar. Throughout her life, travelling long distances to collect water has been normal. But the...

‍Somalia | 2021 | CBPF Somalia, Gedo region. Dressed in pine green aprons, people walk between shelters in Beled-Amin site, Hawo district, Gedo region, lugging wheelbarrows full of garbage. Armed...