CO-Humanitarian Aid

About this project

Oxfam has been active in Somalia for several decades . The activities/programs aim to strengthen the resilience of local rural communities and establish a humanitarian monitoring system to trigger ad-hoc emergency responses when needed. In collaboration with partners, Oxfam implements emergency and transitional relief activities in the areas of livelihoods and food security, water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), and protection to meet the vital needs of the most affected populations while strengthening their capacities. Oxfam's humanitarian approach is based on four principles: Community Engagement, Safe Programming, Local Humanitarian Leadership and Feminist Approaches. Throughout the various stages of projects, i.e. needs assessment, program design, implementation, monitoring ofactivities, evaluation and learning, Oxfam ensures that these principles are taken into account. Oxfam has been working in Lake Province since 2016, responding to the humanitarian crises with integrated, cross-sectoral programming (water, hygiene and sanitation,food security, protection and advocacy) to both respond to the multiple needs and create the conditions for the affected populationto gradually recover. In the first two years in Lake Province, the focus was on meeting immediate needs (WASH, food, protection). In 2016 and 2017, 42,800 and 47,300 people were supported respectively. Oxfam's humanitarian aid has contributed to improving social indicators such as access to drinking water, increas…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty

Published by

Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Somalia

Sectors

Emergency food assistance

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07361-02:SO.

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