The United Nations World Food Programme in Somalia changes lives by fostering sustainable food security, and saves lives with urgent food & nutrition relief.
📍 Visited Baidoa in Southwest
#Somalia
this week, where WFP provides assistance to the most vulnerable in areas affected by conflict and recurrent climate shocks. Somalis I met were incredible resilient, and wanted more support to be self-reliant.
.
@WFP
Deputy Executive Director
@CarlSkau
wrapped up a visit to
#Somalia
, stressing the need for resilience & climate adaptation to help communities prepare and recover from shocks. Despite recent progress, 3.4M people still face acute hunger.
Read here:
🚨REMINDER 🚨
We’re hosting an info session at 3 pm today on the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge, for all local entrepreneurs with food systems, climate resilience, & community engagement solutions.
🚀 Click this link to register:
📢 Announcement 📢
We're hosting an information session for the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge in
#Somalia
tomorrow at 3:00 pm EAT.
If you can't attend - we have another session on August 6th.
✨Click here to sign up & stay tuned for more details:
📢 Announcement 📢
We're hosting an information session for the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge in
#Somalia
tomorrow at 3:00 pm EAT.
If you can't attend - we have another session on August 6th.
✨Click here to sign up & stay tuned for more details:
"Let’s invest in Somali children & afford them every opportunity we can to unleash their potential & flourish." -
@AllisonOLawi
, Deputy Country Director.
@WFP
is committed to ensuring Somali children can access the nutritious food needed to survive & thrive.
#EndChildHungerNOW
We're honoured to join
@WVSomalia
, the Government of Somalia, & partners to launch the
#ENOUGH
campaign, to take action to end child hunger & malnutrition.
Together, we can create a Somalia where every child can access the nutritious food they need to both survive & thrive.
In June 2024, we reached 3 million people with vital support - and distributed over 2,700 metric tons of food 🍲to those in need.
Read more about our ongoing efforts in our latest Country Brief.
“We eat one meal a day... & if we don’t get it, we do not eat."
Originally from Mogadishu, Hinda & her family live in a camp for displaced people in Somalia.
@WFP
is supporting families like hers with supplementary feeding nutrition programmes to treat & prevent malnutrition🌟
🚀 The IGNITE Food Systems Challenge is a brilliant opportunity for
#Somali
innovators to propose food systems, climate resilience, & community engagement solutions.
👇See below for the solutions we're seeking! For more info, please visit the launch page:
🚀 For local community leaders, the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge is also looking for solutions to tackle community engagement challenges in
#Somalia
.
Do you have ideas that enable assistance to reach the right people? Click here for application details:
📢 Opportunity alert 📢
@WFP
&
@R_I_Labs
are launching the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge, to provide funding & technical support to innovators solving food systems & climate resilience challenges in
#Somalia
. 🌾🌧️
🚀 Want to sign up? Read here for more:
🌟Opportunity Alert 🌟
Inviting Somali innovators to apply for this exciting programme to receive mentorship and up to US$40,000 in grant funding to accelerate the growth of their food systems or aid transparencey innovation. Details here:
📢 Opportunity alert 📢
@WFP
&
@R_I_Labs
are launching the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge, to provide funding & technical support to innovators solving food systems & climate resilience challenges in
#Somalia
. 🌾🌧️
🚀 Want to sign up? Read here for more:
Somalia’s Minister of
@SomaliaMolsa
, H.E.
@HonDrMohelmi
, received a delegation from
@WFPSomalia
, led by
@EKDaloum
, at the Ministry’s office today. The meeting focused on ongoing collaboration aimed at strengthening the national social protection systems.
Meet
@FadumoAbdinour
, the dedicated data analyst driving impact at
@WFPSomalia
.
In a fast-paced environment, Fadumo finds continuous learning & growth, making her work both challenging & rewarding
The UN Cluster System works to ensure that stakeholders can collectively contribute to humanitarian action!💪
In
#Somalia
, the
@logcluster
ensures that lifesaving supplies reach people in need in a timely manner.
Here's how they are supporting the response to cholera & floods👇🏿
With the school year over, Farhio, a 12-year-old student, shares her academic success with us.✨ ✨
Read from her & her mother, as they recount their journey and highlight the impact of school meals—not only on enrollment but also on family well-being:🍲🥘
Today,
@ICECAEP_IGAD
's
@AmbGamal
and
@WFPSomalia
's
@EKDaloum
announced a crucial collaboration focused on climate resilience.
They highlighted the significance of enhancing expertise and strengthening capacities to better adapt to climate challenges.
📸
#Photooftheweek
: Meet Abdilahi Adam, a farmer from Boodhley village, Somaliland.
Through soil bunds, he's improving agricultural productivity and building resilience to climate change.
His dream? To expand his farm & achieve self-reliance.
Photo by our colleague: Layla Dahir
📍Galkayo
Proper nutrition is vital, especially for families who are displaced. With support from
@BMZ_Bund
@KfW_FZ_int
, the Joint Resilience Programme is ensuring that children are well-nourished & enroll & stay in school through integrated nutrition & school meals support. 🍲