Newsletter

July 2022-June 2023

Fighting Drought, Hunger and Conflict in Somalia

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2020-2025

MEDAIR

Medair is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to relieving human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. We have funded its relief activities in Lebanon, Madagascar, Ukraine and Somalia and are currently supporting their operations in Afghanistan.

CHALLENGE

Somalia is struggling with its longest and most severe drought in 40 years, caused by five consecutive failed rainy seasons. The loss of livestock and eroded livelihoods in pastoral communities means the number of Somalians who need humanitarian assistance and protection has increased to over 8 million in 2023.

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ACTION

Between July 2022 and June 2023 we supported Medair’s teams to deliver critical health, nutrition and safe drinking water to vulnerable populations in south-central Somalia.

Medair’s teams screened for and treated malnutrition in children under 5 and promoted breastfeeding and other lifesaving nutrition practices to mothers and pregnant women. The organisation supported existent health facilities in urban and rural areas by assisting with rising numbers of patients in need of critical care and provided care via mobile clinics in the remote regions of Banadir, Lower Shabelle, Middle Shabelle and Lower Juba.

IMPACT

Over an 18-month period Medair’s team provided over 510,000 people with critical health services. Our funds specifically contributed to the following:

61,000
+

people provided with clean drinking water

40,000
+

children treated for malnutrition

51

health facilities and mobile clinics supported

78,200

people trained on hygiene practices

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©Medair / Joost Bastmeijer

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©Medair/ Stefan Kewitz

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©Medair / Joost Bastmeijer