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Somalia. Strengthening the response to COVID-19 in the most at-risk communities

In response to the fast spread of the pandemic, COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale, in September 2020, intervened in Somalia through the project "Saving the lives of the most vulnerable people at risk Covid-19 in five regions of Somalia through awareness-raising campaigns and prevention...

Somalia. Shallow well building resilience among agropastoral families

Magalo Muhumed Sufi, aged 50 and father of 8 children (7 males and 1 female), lives in Oda village situated along the river Dawa, in Gedo Region, Somalia. He is one of the beneficiaries of the project “Enhancing resilience in Somalia” financed by the Australia Department for...

Somalia. Sanbur's farm has started over

Sanbur Ibrahim Durow, aged 39, is a father of 3 children (3 females). He lives in Dayah village, situated in Dollow District, along the Dawa River, in the south of Somalia. The village, home to hundreds of agro-pastoral families who largely depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, is one of the...

Somalia. Poultry farming improving livelihoods in rural areas

Sahra Adan Axmed, aged 50, is a mother of 9 (6 males and 3 females). She lives in Beertir, an agro-pastoral village situated 5km of Dollow (one of the major cities) and home to around 120 families. She is a member of the poultry group established in her village with the guidance of COOPI Livestock...

Somalia. Multi-purpose cash support helping Sharifo to feed their children

Sharifo Mahammad Sheikh is a 48-year-old widow and a mother of eight children (five daughters and three sons). She belongs to the 922 vulnerable households identified and targeted under the “Coordinated Implementation of Multipurpose Cash Assistance to Support Somali Households Affected by...

Somalia. Mrs. Isho Ibrahim Hassan can now save money for her and her family

The novel coronavirus has woven itself into the daily lives of Somalis’ pocketbooks, hitting hard and affecting small businesses, causing market disruptions and prices fluctuation. Commodities such as foodstuffs, medication, and even COVID-19 protective gears became seemingly expensive due to...

Somalia. Livestock marketing transforming communities: a story of Markabo Maxamed Farax.

Markabo Maxamed Farax, aged 50, is mother of 7 children (2 males and 5 females) and she is a member of the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) in Dollow town – Gedo region, Somalia. The Association was established under the project “Enhancing resilience in Somalia”, financed by...

Somalia. Latrines improving health and sanitation in Baidoa.

In Somalia, the lack of appropriate access to sanitation and hygiene constitutes a critical emergency for the most vulnerable communities. The existing sanitation infrastructure in locations such as Baidoa (in the South-east) are unable to provide adequate services due to the large population in...

Somalia. Improving the life of smallholding farmers through Agri-cultural input support

Mr. Ibrahim Afjer Adur, aged 42, is an agro-pastoralist farmer living with his wife and 8 children (5 males and 3 females) in Dayah village, Dollow District, Somalia. He is the chairperson of Labdhere farmer group, which was founded by 9 farmers from the village. As owner of 2 hectare of farming...