{"id":3254,"date":"2019-07-02T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2019-07-03T07:15:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T07:15:45","slug":"local-effort-to-help-somaliland-villagers-in-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2019\/07\/02\/local-effort-to-help-somaliland-villagers-in-water-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Local effort to help Somaliland villagers in water crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

HARGEISA (SoOHA) –<\/strong> T<\/span>he community and local administration in<\/span>\u00a0Somaliland\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Saraar<\/span>\u00a0region ha<\/span>ve<\/span>brought relief to\u00a0<\/span>drought-hit\u00a0<\/span>families\u00a0<\/span>in villages\u00a0<\/span>facing acute water shortage<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ulasan and War-imran village<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0in Saraar\u00a0<\/span>have been facing\u00a0<\/span>a longstanding\u00a0<\/span>water\u00a0<\/span>crisis<\/span>that has forced\u00a0<\/span>some residents\u00a0<\/span>to move away\u00a0<\/span>to other areas.<\/span>\u00a0The nearest water source is 30 km away.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ahmed Mohamed Hashi,\u00a0<\/span>the mayor of\u00a0<\/span>Aynabo town<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0told Radio Ergo that\u00a0<\/span>members of the\u00a0<\/span>local assembly of Aynabo,<\/span>\u00a0along with\u00a0<\/span>traders and other\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>l<\/span>l-wishers<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0had\u00a0<\/span>contributed\u00a0<\/span>money to\u00a0<\/span>truck water\u00a0<\/span>to around\u00a0<\/span>400<\/span>\u00a0families<\/span>\u00a0living in the hard hit villages<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Water reservoirs and boreholes have dried up as\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>rains failed leaving many people in distress without adequate water<\/span>,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cThe members hired trucks in response to this\u00a0<\/span>emergency<\/span>\u00a0situation<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Three trucks of water\u00a0<\/span>a week have been\u00a0<\/span>delivered to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>areas<\/span>\u00a0since January.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The trucks fill\u00a0<\/span>up\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>reservoirs\u00a0<\/span>for the\u00a0<\/span>villagers to survive\u00a0<\/span>on until the next delivery.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohamed Farah Sugal, a father of six\u00a0<\/span>living\u00a0<\/span>in Ulasan<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>is grateful\u00a0<\/span>for the help\u00a0<\/span>but not satisfied.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cE<\/span>very five days, we get 20 litre<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0of water. The little water immediately get<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0finish<\/span>ed<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>very\u00a0<\/span>soon<\/span>\u00a0we have no water\u00a0<\/span>left\u00a0<\/span>to cook<\/span>. We\u00a0<\/span>are all in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>same\u00a0<\/span>position<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0he said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohamed<\/span>\u00a0and his family\u00a0<\/span>arrived in the village after\u00a0<\/span>losing\u00a0<\/span>all their livestock\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0drought in 2018.<\/span>\u00a0 He receives<\/span>\u00a0$60\u00a0<\/span>support\u00a0<\/span>monthly from his brother in Burao town<\/span>, which they use to buy basics including<\/span>\u00a0flour, rice and sugar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Since\u00a0<\/span>I reached<\/span>\u00a0this village, we have<\/span>\u00a0not\u00a0<\/span>received\u00a0<\/span>aid from agencies<\/span>. B<\/span>ut life\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>taught us to struggle for survival<\/span>, al<\/span>though\u00a0<\/span>I must say that\u00a0<\/span>water is m<\/span>uch needed here,<\/span>\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Farrah Mohamed Abdullahi\u00a0<\/span>and her family arrived in<\/span>\u00a0Ulasan village<\/span>\u00a0last December<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0after\u00a0<\/span>fleeing<\/span>\u00a0a remote<\/span>\u00a0area\u00a0<\/span>due to\u00a0<\/span>severe drought.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>There is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>water scarc<\/span>ity<\/span>\u00a0here, we hardly cook\u00a0<\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>food because of<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>lack of water<\/span>.<\/span>The village has no borehole<\/span>. We<\/span>\u00a0depend on the water tanker<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0coming here weekly,<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Radio Ergo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HARGEISA (SoOHA) – The community and local administration in\u00a0Somaliland\u2019s\u00a0Saraar\u00a0region havebrought relief to\u00a0drought-hit\u00a0families\u00a0in villages\u00a0facing acute water shortage.\u00a0\u00a0 Ulasan and War-imran villages\u00a0in Saraar\u00a0have been facing\u00a0a longstanding\u00a0water\u00a0crisisthat has forced\u00a0some residents\u00a0to move away\u00a0to other areas.\u00a0The nearest water source is 30 km away.\u00a0 Ahmed Mohamed Hashi,\u00a0the mayor of\u00a0Aynabo town,\u00a0told Radio Ergo that\u00a0members of the\u00a0local assembly of Aynabo,\u00a0along with\u00a0traders and other\u00a0well-wishers,\u00a0had\u00a0contributed\u00a0money …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-wash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t