She was calm. The epitome of gentleness and quietness. Her inner struggles were well hidden. Her thoughts well contained. At 15 years of age, Rahma would have been married, but she was lucky to be in school.
“My mother made
Overall situation: An estimated 4.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, 2.5 million are children. Most poor households in Somaliland are still slowly recovering from the widespread damage caused by the
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Overall humanitarian situation:An estimated 4.6 million people, of these 2.5 million children, are in need of humanitarian assistance. Although the overall food security situation has improved, it is feared that
Nearly 8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia. A combination of drought, floods and tropical storms and disease outbreak has threatened the livelihoods of millions and left millions depending on
Children are on the move. In East Africa region, it is estimated that over 5 million children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced in their own country.
Forcable displacement is pushing more and more
More than 198,000 people were reached in May 2018 through World Vision's response to food insecurity and flooding throughout Somalia. The response team reached:
A total of 115,811 people in crisis in Somalia were reached with World Vision's response in April 2018.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
This Annual Report provides an overview od World Vision Somalia's work from October 2016 to September 2017. The Report highlights key achievements and expresses our sustained commitment to serve the children of Somalia
A total of 150,517 people in Somalia were reached with World Vision's response to drought, displacement and food insecurity in March 2018.
Still, the response is ongoing.
World Vision is concerned that:
More than 5 million people do not have enough to eat due to a lack of rain and conflict.
World Vision is responding. In February 2018, the humanitarian response team provided:
More than 5 million people in Somalia are continuing to grapple with a hunger crisis caused by drought and insecurity.
In response, since 2017, World Vision has provided:
World Vision continues to respond to the more than 6.2 million people going hungry in the country because of drought and conflict.
In 2017, we have provided:
More than 1 million people have been reached since World Vision's teams started responding to the hunger crisis in Somalia.
Still, there's more work to do. World Vision continues to be concerned that:
More than 900,000 people have been reached since World Vision's teams started responding to the hunger crisis in Somalia.
Still, there's more work to do. World Vision continues to be concerned that:
