Africa - East and Central
Somalia is on the United Nations’ least developed countries list. CARE International works in the northern regions of Puntland and Somaliland, focusing on reducing the impact of emergency on vulnerable communities and promote organizational learning.
CARE International has been working in Somalia since 1981. Our programs have included projects in water and sanitation, sustainable pastoralist activities, civil society and media development, small-scale enterprise development, primary school education, teacher training, adult literacy, and vocational training. We work in partnership with Somali and international aid agencies, civil society leaders, and local authorities.
CARE Somalia works in the northern regions of Puntland and Somaliland.
In Somalia, CARE International’s work focuses on:
Somalia is currently facing the triple shocks of COVID-19, desert locus infestation, and the effect of 2019-2020 floods, some of which were caused by the Gati cyclone in November 2020. This combination of crises has destroyed crops and resulted in food insecurity. In response, CARE Somalia is reaching people through food security, nutrition, health, WASH, protection, and education services.
While the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa continues to worsen, an influx of refugees continue to arrive from Somalia to Kenya. Most of these are women and children who must seek refuge on the outskirts of Dadaab as resources are limited.
Today, February 6th, the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM. With 98% of girls between the ages of 5-11 having undergone infibulation, the most brutal form, Somalia has the highest recorded cases of FGM.
Somalia remains on the cusp of famine as a sixth failed rain season is projected.
Somalia is in the news a lot right now, with tragic levels of food insecurity, and 7.8 million people facing severe food shortages. It’s overwhelming to think about what 4 failed rainy seasons are already doing, and what a 5th failed harvest will mean.
First developed in 1999, the Strengthening Opportunities for Adolescent Resilience (SOAR) is a multi-country initiative working with Ministries of Education to provide accelerated education for out-of-school adolescents, particularly girls, enabling them to acquire key academic and life skills.
An entire village of pastoralists now relies on one water tank delivery per month to survive - people have lost their livelihoods and are struggling to meet the most basic needs.
CARE International joined the other members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to call for immediate action on the looming hunger crisis in Somalia
This RGA aimed to gather gender-related information especially gender roles, responsibilities, barriers, misconceptions, social norms, policies, and support systems available for survivors of Gender-Based Violence.
We are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II. If the world doesn’t act, the health and lives of millions of people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and Nigeria continue to be in danger.
In FY2022, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice.
