2022
Context
In 2022, Somalia faced a severe combination of insecurity, prolonged drought and increasing internal displacement, disproportionately affecting women, children and minority communities. In this complex environment, Caritas Somalia implemented educational, emergency, peacebuilding and protection initiatives in collaboration with local and international partners.
Project overview
- At the School of Rights – Peacebuilding Project
- Educational project for selected children from IDP camps and minority settlements in Hargeisa
- Emergency Shelter Distribution in Daynile, Mogadishu
- From War to a New Future of Hope and Reconciliation – Nairobi
- Emergency Response to Drought-Affected Communities in Daynile and Brava
- Support to Mother and Child Health (MCH) Services in Mogadishu
At the School of Rights – Peacebuilding Project
A capacity-building initiative targeting teachers in Djibouti and journalists in Puntland, focused on human rights, freedom of expression, conflict management and peacebuilding.
Objective: to promote dialogue, respect for diversity and protection of vulnerable groups.
Educational project for selected children from IDP camps and minority settlements in Hargeisa (until 2025)
Support to access education for children from the Daami and Digale IDP settlements, including school transport, learning materials, meals and tuition fees, with a strong emphasis on equal access to education and the promotion of gender equality, ensuring that girls represent 50% of the beneficiaries.
Objective: to ensure sustained access to quality education for children from IDP camps and minority settlements in Hargeisa by removing financial and logistical barriers, strengthening school retention and learning outcomes, and promoting equal opportunities, with particular attention to girls’ education.
Know more about the 2025 project here
Emergency Shelter Distribution – Daynile, Mogadishu
Distribution of emergency shelter kits (plastic sheets, blankets, mosquito nets) to 400 newly displaced households.
Objective: improve living conditions and reduce health and weather-related risks.
From War to a New Future of Hope and Reconciliation – Nairobi (until 2023)
A multi-sectoral project supporting urban Somali refugees in Kenya, providing psychosocial assistance, financial support, academic and vocational training, and daycare services for children.
Objective: to improve the living conditions and self-reliance of urban Somali refugees by strengthening their psychosocial well-being, expanding access to education and skills development, and enabling women’s participation through childcare support.
Know more about the 2023 Galery here
Emergency Response to Drought – Daynile and Brava
A comprehensive emergency intervention targeting approximately 2,490 drought-affected households in Daynile, Kahda and Brava districts, including internally displaced persons and other highly vulnerable communities. The intervention provided food assistance, non-food items, the construction of temporary latrines, hygiene promotion activities, and basic health and nutrition support, with particular attention to women, children, elderly people and minority groups.
Objective: to save lives and alleviate the immediate humanitarian impact of drought by ensuring access to food, basic sanitation, hygiene and essential health services for the most vulnerable households, while reducing health risks and protecting dignity during the emergency phase.
Support to Mother and Child Health Services – Mogadishu
Provision of essential nutrition and medical supplies to Mother and Child Health (MCH) centres in Mogadishu, with a focus on the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children under five. The intervention supported public health facilities serving large numbers of internally displaced families, enabling the treatment of newly admitted malnourished children and strengthening the continuity of life-saving nutrition services.
Objective: to reduce child morbidity and mortality associated with severe acute malnutrition by strengthening the capacity of Mother and Child Health centres to provide timely, adequate and life-saving nutritional and medical care to vulnerable children under five years of age.
