Save The Rural Society, Ethiopia

19/05/2026

🌐 Save the Rural Society (SRS) Website Updated

We are pleased to announce that the official website of Save the Rural Society has been updated.

Please visit our website to learn more about our ongoing humanitarian and development programs, organizational updates, and community initiatives.

👉 Website:

www. savetheruralsociety.org

We encourage you to follow and stay connected with us for the latest news and updates.

Thank you for your continued support.

09/05/2026

01/05/2026

Today, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and resilience of all workers who continue to build stronger communities and brighter futures. On this Labor Day, Save the Rural Society honors every humanitarian worker, community volunteer, field staff, teacher, health worker, farmer, and laborer whose efforts bring hope and positive change to society.

Your commitment, sacrifice, and service inspire us every day. Together, we continue to stand for dignity, development, and humanity.

Happy Labor Day from Save the Rural Society (SRS)!

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12/01/2026

🚨 URGENT HUMANITARIAN APPEAL – DAWA zone of SOMALI REGION 🚨

Ceelquur Kebele in Qadaadumo District, Dawa zone of Somali Region, is facing a severe water crisis. Families, children, and the elderly are struggling to survive without access to safe water. Women and children are walking long distances every day in desperate search of water.

⚠️ No humanitarian assistance or emergency relief has reached this community so far.

This is an urgent call from Save the Rural Society (SRS) to:
🤝 Humanitarian donors
🌍 Development partners
💙 Ethiopian Somali diaspora communities

👉 Immediate support is needed for emergency water trucking, rehabilitation of water points, and long-term water solutions.

💧 Access to clean water is a basic human right.
⏳ Delay will cost lives and livelihoods.

We urge everyone who can help to act now, share this message, and stand in solidarity with the people of Dawa Region.

📩 For support and partnership: Save the Rural Society (SRS)

19/12/2025

Situation Update: Water Shortage and Drought Risk in the Somali Region

The Deputy Bureau Head of the Disaster Risk Management Office, Abdi-Fatah Mohamed Abdi, has confirmed that the Somali Region is experiencing a critical water shortage, with adequate water availability limited to small areas of the Fafan and Siti zones.

He noted that settlements across the Region are highly dispersed, with some locations comprising only five to six households, significantly complicating emergency service delivery and increasing response costs. While the government has initiated preparedness measures for a potential drought, existing capacities remain limited given the scale and geographic spread of the affected population.

In response, Save the Rural Society (SRS)—a national NGO with extensive experience in humanitarian relief and development programming in the Somali Region—is appealing to donors and humanitarian partners for urgent support. Priority needs include emergency water supply interventions (water trucking and rehabilitation of water points), WASH services, and early livelihood protection measures to mitigate further humanitarian deterioration among vulnerable pastoral and agro-pastoral communities.

SRS also calls upon the Somali Region diaspora to actively engage, organize, and advocate internationally to help mobilize resources and raise global awareness of the emerging crisis. Coordinated diaspora action can play a critical role in amplifying advocacy efforts, supporting fundraising initiatives, and engaging international institutions and policymakers to ensure timely and adequate humanitarian response.

Immediate donor and diaspora engagement is essential to scale up life-saving interventions and prevent the situation from escalating into a severe humanitarian emergency.

03/12/2025

Celebrating my 8th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

16/11/2025

The Horn of Africa—covering south-eastern Ethiopia, eastern Kenya, and southern Somalia—
has experienced drier-than-usual conditions since the start of the short-rains season. Rainfall
analysis for August to October, based on the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), shows
a significant rainfall deficit across the region. The Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) further
indicates that these deficits have resulted in soil moisture shortages and vegetation stress,
with some areas reaching Alert levels..

19/08/2025

World Humanitarian Day 🌍

Today we honor all humanitarian workers who risk their lives to serve others. At Save the Rural Society, we stand with vulnerable communities—bringing water, food, and hope to those in need.

26/03/2025

March 22 !

Access to clean water is a basic human right, yet millions still struggle to find safe and sustainable sources. At Save the Rural Society (SRS), we are committed to making a difference by rehabilitating and constructing shallow wells and water troughs—ensuring that both communities and their livestock have reliable access to clean water.

Let’s work together to protect this vital resource and build a future where water is truly for all! 💙💦

05/02/2025