“ Four seasons of failed rain have forced 70,000 people to desert their homes in search of food and water.”
The famine has destroyed crops and livestock, and has also increased rates of malnutrition and disease. Tuberculosis infections in the country are now amongst the worst recorded in the world, with millions of lives at risk.
Men, women and children in Somalia are dying – they need our urgent support. 3.5 million people are experiencing food insecurity. The lack of rainfall and extremely high temperatures have destroyed crops and livestock, with local farming communities left without an income or food supply.
Somalia is one of the world’s most poverty stricken nations and only 42% of estimated cases of TB are detected. This leaves a huge number of TB cases in the community undetected and untreated, enabling further transmissions.
This is an emergency situation – your support can save lives in Somalia
Hunger
According to the UN the number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Care
The estimated infant mortality rate per the validation study by WHO in 2016 is 21.3 per 1,000 live births and neonatal mortality is 14 per 1000 live births in with over 74% of these deaths occurring in the neonatal period.
Clean Water
785 million people in the world live without clean water. For as little as $13 you can help an entire family have access to clean water for years.
$5
you can provide clean drinking water for 1 person for over 10 years
$55
you can provide enough food for a family of 7 for an entire month
$5
you can provide clean drinking water for 1 person for over 10 years
$55
you can provide enough food for a family of 7 for an entire month