World Vision Somali

29/09/2026

In Baidoa, integrated support reached some of the most vulnerable women and children.

Through the GFFO Project with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office, World Vision Somalia delivered health, nutrition, food security and livelihoods (FSL), WASH and protection services together, so families get the support they need in one place.

Households received multipurpose cash assistance of US$100 per month. It gave families the dignity to choose and buy the food and essential items they need most.

The project also supported community kitchen gardens. Participants were trained in growing and planting, helping build a more sustainable source of food.

Thank you to GFFO for standing with displaced communities in Somalia.

21/09/2026

With support from FAO, World Vision and UN partners are supporting communities to prepare for the upcoming El Nino floods

In a sector defined by back-to-back emergency response, this is prevention and every $1 spent on preparedness saves an estimated $7 in recovery costs.

Building on community-led risk assessments and Adaptation Plans (CAPs) developed months ago:

90 community groups mobilised on disaster risk reduction
Nearly 1,000 families in cash-for-work canal desilting and embankment sandbagging
1,500 households building two sluice gates and two box culverts to redirect floodwaters

We are grateful to stand with the communities of the leading their own resilience.

17/09/2026

It's no longer a question of if the floods will come it's when. And in Somalia's riverine villages, World Vision is already on the ground working alongside communities to prepare.

Through the RESTORE Project, our teams recently engaged with Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) Committees and village leaders in riverine communities to raise awareness and strengthen preparedness ahead of the anticipated El Niño conditions.

Communities are taking action themselves through Cash-for-Work (CFW) activities that combine income support with genuine flood mitigation:
-Reinforcing critical riverbank sections with sandbags to reduce the risk of flooding and overflow
-Desilting and deepening canals to improve water flow and drainage capacity

This is preparedness in practice,communities and World Vision working side by side, before the rains arrive, to reduce risk and protect lives and livelihoods.

14/09/2026

Thanks to support from the WFP-led Logistics Cluster, World Vision Somali has moved medical supplies and equipment to our forward warehouse in Johwar, central Somalia.

Johwar is one of the areas identified as most likely to flood in the coming Super El Niño event. We know from experience: once flooding starts, moving supplies to where they're needed becomes extremely difficult. By then, it's often too late.

Ongoing conflict makes moving supplies from forward positions costly, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars per flight. Through the Logistics Cluster, we were able to move these supplies by road instead.

As donor resources shrink, partnerships like this matter more than ever. It's proof that when humanitarian actors join forces, we can do more with less.

Thank you to our U.S. and Canadian donors, and to our partners at the Logistics Cluster, for helping us be ready to support children and families before disaster strikes.

03/09/2026

Forecasts for the 2026 El Niño event point to heavy rainfall and flooding across Somalia, with World Vision's operational areas along the Juba and Shabelle river basins expected to be particularly affected.

The risks are significant. El Niño-driven flooding could trigger widespread food insecurity, displacement, disease outbreaks, and loss of livelihood assets for communities already living on the edge.

But our teams aren't waiting for the rains to arrive. World Vision staff are already on the ground preparing communities, raising awareness on flood risks and early warning messages, and rehabilitating and strengthening infrastructure to help withstand the coming floods and limit the damage they cause.

Preparedness today means fewer lives disrupted tomorrow.

01/09/2026

31/08/2026

From two women and a few containers of camel milk to a thriving, women owned enterprise reaching multiple districts this is what happens when ambition meets the right support.

A few years ago, Durdur Supermarket didn't exist. What existed instead was smaller and far more fragile: two women selling camel milk with no reliable storage and no way to meet demand.

In 2024, through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)-funded Grow ENRICH project, these women came together and formed a Village Savings and Loan Association. They called it Himilo — Somali for Ambition.

That name became a plan.
With training in savings, business planning, and entrepreneurship, the group grew from an informal savings circle into Durdur Supermarket now run by 15 women who share ownership, share decisions, and share profits. Their product line has expanded beyond fresh milk to include yoghurt and camel ghee, and their customers now stretch well beyond Burtinle. Puntland Minority Women Development Organisation (PMWDO)

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24/08/2026

With support from the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) we have made significant strides in ensuring displaced communities in Baidoa have access to health and nutrition services.

Drought in Somalia continues to drive displacement, with children among the most affected and in urgent need of support.

Through this project, malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women received life-saving care, a critical lifeline for families facing the compounding effects of drought and displacement.

19/08/2026

World Vision was honoured to host WFP Acting Executive Director Carl Skau at Haardful Farm in Dollow , a visit that showcased what's possible when humanitarian support transitions into lasting self-reliance.

The visit highlighted the progress of 200 households that have successfully moved from relief and emergency assistance to sustainable farming livelihoods. These families are now cultivating a variety of cash crops feeding their households and generating income of their own.

During the visit, the delegation saw first-hand how initiatives promoting self-reliance, resilience, and livelihood diversification are shifting the story from relief to recovery.

World Vision Somalia is proud to contribute to World Food Programme Somalia's new Country Strategic Plan Outcome 2, working towards a 2030 vision where food-insecure and at-risk populations, particularly women in urban, peri-urban, and rural communities, achieve improved self-reliance, adequate nutrition, diversified livelihoods, and greater resilience to recurring shocks.

🙏 Thank you to World Food Programme for this continued partnership, and to the resilient families of Dollow for showing us what's possible.

18/08/2026