Monday, December 15, 2025

Silent Suffering: Somalia's Drought Devastates Children

The drought in Somalia is impacting children the most

World Vision is supporting mothers and children with health and nutrition supplies, if the funding does not improve, such support will stop

Silent Suffering: Somalia's Drought Devastates Children

The drought in Somalia is impacting children the most

“We Pretended to Cook Water”: Somalia’s Mothers Endure Hunger as Drought Shatters Families

“We Pretended to Cook Water”: Somalia’s Mothers Endure Hunger as Drought Shatters Families

With the village well nearly depleted, Awo and her daughter depend on short-term water trucking—uncertain of what comes next.

Marwa Farhan Mohamed, 15, sits quietly in the shade of what remains of her family’s home in rural Somalia. Her voice reflects the innocence of a child, but it is also heavy with despair.

No School, Only Hunger

Marwa Farhan Mohamed, 15, sits quietly in the shade of what remains of her family’s home in rural Somalia. Her voice reflects the innocence of a child, but...

Drought has made it hard for Ayan to maintain her way of life. The family lost their livestock, and many shops and livelihoods that depended on them have closed. Some children have had to relocate to other areas with more resources to help them survive.

A Family Struggles to Survive Amid Somalia’s Drought

Drought has made it hard for Ayan to maintain her way of life. The family lost their livestock, and many shops and livelihoods that depended on them have...

Fadumo and her daughter prepare a family lunch using fresh vegetables grown on their farm, highlighting the farm-to-table connection.

A Somali Mother Grows Hope from Her Backyard

A visual narrative of Fadumo’s life in Cuun, Puntland, Somalia—highlighting her collaborative farming efforts, market preparations, and family moments...

A 15-year-old girl’s future traded for food in Somalia

'They’ve already chosen a husband for me’ A 15-year-old girl’s future traded for food in Somalia

Fifteen-year-old Muslimo* never imagined her childhood would end this way. Once a hopeful student in Ethiopia, she now spends her days cooking, cleaning...

At the heart of the NAF intervention is the Community Adaptation Action Plan (CAAP), a planning tool that gathers input directly from community members.

Hope After the Deluge: How Luuq is Rebuilding After Somalia’s 2023 Worst Flooding in a Century

Nearly two years on, the impact of the 2023 floods still lingers. In Luuq’s largest displacement site, Jazira, over 900 households continue to seek shelter...

Batulo Muse, a Community Health Worker in Eyl, Puntland

Commemorating World TB Day 2025: Reflections on Somalia’s Progress in the Fight Against TB

TB remains one of Somalia’s most pressing public health threats, yet progress is underway. Through Global Fund investments and World Vision Somalia’s...

Somali Children Dream of a Hunger-Free Future during World Vision Somalia ENOUGH Campaign Launch

Somali children dream of a hunger-free future during launch of World Vision's ENOUGH campaign

Somali children envision a future where no child in Somalia goes to bed hungry and every child thrives with proper nutrition. On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, we...

Some of the women farmers supported by World Vision in Doolow district, Gedo region. The floods of 2023 destroyed all their crops just before harvest, setting the farmers steps back.

Somalia farmers left disheartened by the 2023 floods-triggered crop losses, struggling to get back on their feet

The floods of 2023 was such a sudden shock, so much so that farmers are yet to recove

In Doolow town, Gedo region, in southern Somalia, severe floods have forced families to abandon their homes. Ongoing rains have caused the water levels in the Juba and Dawa river to rise.

Emergency Response

Somalia: Fears of food and clean water shortages loom, as floods inundate farmlands and contaminate water sources

In the border town of Doolow in south-west Somali, the floods have inundated homes and cut off major supply routes. Food supplies are running low.

The aftermath of heavy rains experienced in Baidoa that are reported to have lasted more than 12 hours causing flash flooding

Emergency Response

After a historic drought, Somalia now braces for El Niño rains: At least a million people at high risk of flooding

After a brutal and historic drought in 2022, Somalia now braces for the El Niño rains. Forecasts warn that the El Niño rains, expected to start in October...

Supporting children impacted by the conflict

Isaack and millions of children across Somalia have dreams…but who will bear the cost?

In Somalia, children face extreme vulnerability in the face of drought and conflict. The combination of these two, robs children of stability, education...

Forced to flee their homes due to either conflict or drought or both, children like 10-year-old Ebyan (and women) make up the majority of the population living in makeshift settlements.

Somalia braces for a sixth season of poor rains, risk of famine; amidst fears of reduction in funding

At least 6.5 million people across Somalia will struggle to find food and therefore be exposed to hunger and malnutrition beginning April to June, due to...

Nimao during one of her house-to-house visits to create awareness on FGM

In Somaliland, meet community members leading the fight against FGM

Over 90 per cent or more of girls and women aged 15 to 49 in Somalia have been subjected to FGM, the majority between five and nine years old, this is...

Somalia's drought worsens, increasing the risk of famine

As of 30 June, the severe drought in Somalia has affected more than 7 million people - an increase from 6.1 million in May. More than 800,000 people...

The Plight of People Displaced by Drought in Somalia

A drought-fueled internal displacement crisis: This makeshift settlement for displaced persons in Doolow, southern Somalia, hosted 546 families in April...

Children at risk of malnutrition as Somalia drought worsens

More children are facing severe malnutrition as drought worsens across Somalia. At least 200 children have died of malnutrition centers since January this...

Severe malnutrition increasing among Somali children

The UN has warned that 1.5 million children under five years old, across Somalia face the risk of severe malnutrition, of these nearly 386,000 are likely...

As food options run out parents are resorting to wild fruits

Surviving the drought in Somalia: Parents forced to serve their children wild fruits to cope with hunger

Drought conditions across Somalia have continued to worsen. Little to no rains between April and June have made this current season among the top three...

Empty berkerds, berkerds, Simon, Somalia, Drought, water trucking, Malaasle village

Trucking water to communities as drought conditions worsen and water sources dry up

April 2022- The effects of climate change have been brutal on Somalia, where drought cycles have become more frequent and severe. Somalia and Somaliland...

Prolonged drought and the untold hardships of children and families in Somalia

The prolonged drought in Somalia has resulted in untold suffering and hardships for children and their families. Shukri can barely afford school fees...

Children once impacted by floods recount ordeal as Somalia suffers worst drought in decades

“I feel hungry when we go for break, no money, no meals at school, we have to just endure until lunch when we go home. When I feel hungry at school, I play...

Somalia drought forces children to drop out of school to support their families

“When there is no lunch at home, and I am feeling hungry, I go play with my friends to cope with the hunger” - Abdihafid. The ongoing drought in Eyl d...