Somalia Drought Appeal
Severe drought conditions continue to compound the humanitarian situation in several parts of Somalia. The drought affected 5.4 million Somalis in the country and displaced internally more than 1M people by the drought since 2016.
The drought is induced by two consecutive seasons of poor rainfall. In the worst affected areas, poor rainfall and lack of water has wiped out crops and killed livestock, while communities are being forced to sell their assets, and borrow food and money to survive. The drought situation is compounded by protracted conflict which is causing displacements, seasonal climatic shocks and disease outbreaks.
According to Somalia and Somaliland governments, United Nations and other international organizations, the immediate urgent needs are:
Provision of Clean Water: Widespread water shortages in the drought-affected areas have created Acute Watery Diarhoea (AWD)/Cholera outbreak 12 regions out of 18 regions in the country with 558 deaths and 28,408 cases. Water trucking and rehabilitation of wells and boreholes are thus top priorities.
Emergency Food Distribution: the country is at the brink of famine – the malnutrition rates are currently the highest in the world according to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Providing emergency food aid and supporting large feeding centers which provide the masses food and nutrition are top priorities.
Medical Assistance: Disease and illness is spreading fast in Somalia. Watery diarrhea outbreaks are reported across the country claiming lives poor children and mothers. Establishing mobile clinics in affected areas particularly AWD/Cholera outbreak regions remains a top priority.
Provision of Shelter: according to the UN/OCHA 1M people are internally displaced due to the drought since 2016. These people do not have any kind of accommodation or sanitation. They live in poor shelters made of woods covered with cartons worn out clothes. Provision of temporary shelter such us plastic sheets is top priorities.
We are responding to the humanitarian needs of some of the most vulnerable IDP camps.They urgently need essentials such as food, hygiene and sanitation kits, water containers, emergency shelter and short-term work opportunities.
With your support we will be able to reach even more people in desperate need.
Every year ADT provides Iftar and family food parcel to the poor and female headed HHs to enable them observe their Ramadan obligations without concerns in Somalia, Djibouti and Kenya.
We make sure the poorest people receive your Iftar and family food parcels. The family Food Parcel will be given to those who live in IDP camps and those who have lost livelihood to drought only. Hot Iftar meal will be given to those who do not have what to break Iftar throughout the Ramadan.
The drought is expanding affecting all the regions in the country.According to UN OCHA 5.4 million in the country is in need of humanitarian assistance in 2018. Some of 1.2 million children are expected to fall into malnutrition and children are in need of urgent nutrition support, including life-saving treatment.
The drought in Djibouti persisted for nine consecutive years, severely eroding household coping mechanisms. The drought affected 244,920 people who are in need of emergency assistance.
The situation for children is especially bad in Yemeni refuigees. Malnutrition continues to threaten the lives of Children in the camps. The severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in remains high Refugees in Holl Holl and Markazi camps 4.2 and 4 percent respectively.
In Kenya, drought conditions that are expected to persist into 2018. According to UNICEF 3.4 million people severely food insecure and an estimated 500,000 people without access to water. An estimated 482,882 children require treatment for acute malnutrition, including 104,614 who are suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and 88% of theses children are in the 23 Semi-arid counties in the country.
We (ADT) is urgently appealing to you to make DONATION for our brothers ans sisters in difficulties during holly month of Ramadan.
Please Make these Displaced and poor People observe their fasting in dignity. Please DONATE before it is too late
Ramadan Food Parcel and Iftar prices
- £35 can feed a person for entire month of Ramadan
- £65 can give family food parcel enough for a month
- £5 Zakat Alfitr for a person
Gift of Life is a regular donation that is set up by Direct Debit. It is a convenient way for you to give your Sadaqah or Zakat, or even set up a Sadaqah-Jariyah for yourself or on behalf of a loved one. You can give as much, or little, as you want, and it’s all done automatically – so you can be sure you’re always helping our brothers and sisters who really need it.
No body wants to live on handouts, so your Gift of Life will ensure that people can make a decent living, access fair markets and meet their own, and their families’, needs in the long term.
At ADT, we focus on the root causes of poverty. So, your Gift of Life will go to work toward long-term development projects, such as Livelihoods, Education, Water Development, or Income Generation in Somalia.
This is what you can help achieve by giving a Gift of Life for one year:
£5 a month will help provide a family in the Horn of Africa with two goats – helping them earn a living
£15 a month will help build a hand pump in Somalia that can giveentire village clean water
£25 a month will provide funding to send a child to education
Never before has the world experienced such abundant resources of money, knowledge and food. Your Gift of Life can help us make reality a world where everyone has enough to eat, and the opportunity to earn a decent living.