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The UN declared a drought in parts of Somalia in July, following failure of rains across East Africa, which left over 12 million people in need of emergency assistance.
In the six months since the declaration, thanks to your continued support, Islamic Relief has been implementing a £22 million emergency relief programme, supporting over 1 million people with food assistance and over 400,000 people with clean drinking water.
In Somalia
- Emergency food distributions have benefited 720,000 people in Bay, Bakool, Lower Shabelle, Mogadishu and Afgoye
- 160,000 people have received clean drinking water through water trucking, where over 1.83 million cubic metres of water has been distributed
- 45,000 people have been treated at 3 clinics established by Islamic Relief
- 630 people in life threatening situations have been transported to hospital in Islamic Relief ambulances
- An emergency diarrhoea isolation unit has been constructed at Banadir Hospital, providing emergency treatment to children suffering from acute diarrhoea or cholera
- Over 10 tonnes of medicines have been distributed to various hospitals and health facilities
In Ethiopia
- 227,745 people benefited from the water distributions, hygiene and sanitation education and distribution of water treatment chemicals
- 9,000 severely and moderately malnourished children have been provided therapeutic food assistance
- Over 2,500 families have had their animals vaccinated to protect them from drought induced diseases
In Kenya
- Emegency food distributions have benefited over 60,000 people
- 2,000 severely malnourished children under 5 have been provided with high energy Ready to Use Food (RUTF)
- 37,000 people have received clean drinking water through water trucking
- 16 shallow wells and 2 borehole wells have been rehabilitated
- 26,800 animals have been vaccinated in Mandera and Wajir
- 900 farmers have benefited from irrigation farming support through seeds and fuel subsidies
Although the drought conditions have generally eased following rains in October and December, there remains a need for sustained emergency assistance until the next harvest.
The next stage of the emergency implementation involves continued emergency support through food and water distributions as well as:
- Construction of an eye hospital
- The construction and installation of up to 80 deep borehole wells
- The rehabilitation of health facility
- The establishment up of a midwifery school and maternity ward
£75 can feed a family for a month in South Central Somalia
£270 can treat 3 severely malnourished children
£920 can provide clean water to 20 families for a month
£10,000 can run a mobile health clinic for 3 months
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