Provide famine relief to families in Somalia

Sometimes leaving is hard. But in the case of Dadaab, Kenya, the hub for the Horn of Africa famine response, it’s a good thing. This is not a place anyone would want to stay for long – especially the families who fled Somalia’s famine last year. The Dadaab refugee camp is the largest in the world, and at...

You’ve read in previous reports how we’ve used vouchers to ensure emergency food gets into the hands of those who need it most in the Horn of Africa. This method has been extremely effective, even in dangerous and hard-to-reach places. More than 30,000 vouchers have been distributed so far. But this system has...

Your support is helping bring clean water, food and better health to those affected by the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa. Hassan is a fifth grade student at Benane Primary school in a drought-stricken town near the Somalia border. He regularly leaves class to collect water from a nearby mud hole fed by a spring, as...

World Concern has been responding to the crisis in Dhobley since August, but staff members are seeing a sudden sharp increase in new arrivals. Ongoing drought and conflict in other parts of Southern Somalia are to blame for the influx. However, some people are returning from the refugee camps in Dadaab, citing insecurity...

Among those your donations have helped support is 23-year-old Habon Farah, a mother of 9-month-old twins who fled her hometown of Jilib, Somalia, and traveled on foot 155 miles to Dhobley. Habon says she left Jilib because her family was hungry. There had been no harvest for three years, according to officials in the area....

A small patch of black hair is growing in on the back of 6-year-old Raha’s head – a sign of health in her frail body. For months, her hair has been turning almost blond and her belly swelled – indications that malnutrition was taking its toll. What’s changed? Food. Raha is one of eight children. They...

With your support, we've reached more than 20,000 hungry people with food in the war-torn town of Dhobley, Somalia! We've also brought life-saving water to an additional 19,500 people in Kenyan border communities hardest hit by drought. It has been an amazing month, as we've faced many challenges – including fighting...

We’ve been working in Dhobley, Somalia, a town near the Kenya border that thousands of refugees use as a transit point on their way to the camps in Dadaab. Many are arriving with nothing after walking for days, or even weeks, in search of help. We’ve been able to provide food to people like Marium Dahir and her...

This week we provided emergency supplies to 100 families in Somalia displaced by the famine. When they left their homes and began walking in search of food and water, these families were only able to take with them what they could carry. Imagine receiving some grain or beans, but having nothing to cook them in. Or finally...

There is water in Damajale, Kenya today, bringing relief and smiles to the faces of thirsty children and families. About a week ago, the only deep well in this village along the Kenya-Somalia border failed. The pump, 150 meters underground, was working round the clock and finally quit. Damajale is one of many host...