By Mariaelena Agostini LONDON(SOHA) – Water scarcity affects almost half the world’s population, a number that is expected to rise in the coming decades even as global warming, population growth, urbanisation and rising agricultural needs put further strain on supplies. The issue was on Friday’s agenda in the Polish town …
Read More »Displaced families in Baidoa save their shillings to buy their own land
BAIDOA(SOHA) – Internally displaced families living a precarious life in the southern Somali town of Baidoa have succeeded in purchasing their own plots of land to escape from the constant threat of eviction. The communities in two IDP camps set up a scheme allowing people in the camp to deposit …
Read More »Mental health patients in Buhodle sent home from clinic over unpaid bills
BUHODLE(SOHA) – Dozens of patients suffering from mental disorders have been sent home from Buhodle Mental Hospital because their families in the drought-hit region of northern Somalia failed to pay the medical bills. Jama Ahmed Salad took his brother and his nephew to the hospital after they became ill. They were …
Read More »Pregnant women trudging 10 kms to fetch water in Burhakaba
BURHAKABA(SOHA) – The strain of having to walk long distances to fetch water has led to several miscarriages among pregnant women in Burhakaba, southwestern Somalia, where a protracted water shortage has been causing much suffering. With a population of 58,000 families, all five wells in Burhakaba town are producing only …
Read More »Turkish NGO builds educational complex in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – A Turkish-based aid agency built an educational complex for orphans in Somalia, according to a statement on Tuesday. The Deniz Feneri Association said the complex — which includes a cafeteria, dormitory, library and masjid — was built in the town of Buuhoodle, north of Somalia, has a …
Read More »EU, UN launch urban water project in northern Somalia
HARGEISA (SOHA) – A sustained water system was launched on Sunday by Somaliland, the EU and the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) in northern Somalia. According to a joint statement issued in Mogadishu, some 800,000 people will now have sustainable access to safe drinking water thanks to the concerted efforts by …
Read More »A gift of goats gives hope to drought-hit pastoralists in Mudug
MUDUG(SOHA) – Some of the pastoralist families worst affected by the recent devastating drought in Somalia’s Mudug region are rebuilding their lives and livelihoods with the gift of some new goats. The re-stocking programme run by CESVI, an Italian NGO, is distributing a total of 300 goats among 60 impoverished …
Read More »14 Somali migrants return home from Uganda, Tanzania
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped 14 Somali migrants to voluntarily return home from Tanzania and Uganda following months of confinement in detention centers. Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia confirmed the arrival of the Somalis in the capital, Mogadishu. “We are happy to …
Read More »Parents resort to home remedies as whooping cough spreads in Burao
BURAO (SOHA) – Over 40 cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) have been reported in Odanle village, 180 km south of Burao, Togdher region, in November. Suleiman Hassan Abdi, an official from Somaliland’s health ministry, confirmed the outbreak of the respiratory infection. “Families including adult and children have …
Read More »Widows of war: clan conflict takes its toll on Somali women and children
Perennial clan clashes in Somalia have taken an enormous toll on the whole of Somali society, claiming an unknown number of lives and robbing families of livelihoods. Women and children have borne the brunt of the violent conflict with the loss of their husbands, fathers, and breadwinners. In one area …
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