CO-Emergency Food Security and Resilienc

About this project

Somalia continues to face a severe and protracted drought crisis driven by consecutive poor rainy seasons, prolonged dry conditions, and rising temperatures. These climate shocks have significantly reduced water availability, weakened livestock, diminished agricultural production, and increased food insecurity across many regions. I n Baki District of Awdal Region, Somaliland, drought conditions have severely affected agro-pastoral communities, resulting in declining household incomes, reduced milk production, loss of productive assets, and increased reliance on negative coping mechanisms such as reducing meal consumption, taking on debt, selling livestock, and migrating in search of water and pasture.To address these urgent humanitarian needs, the project will provide emergency cash assistance to 470 vulnerable households, benefiting approximately 2,820 individuals across four drought-affected villages: Old Baki, Kaxda, Baysare, and Qardhile. The intervention will prioritize households facing the highest levels of vulnerability, including female-headed households, internally displaced persons (IDPs), households with young children, pregnant and lactating women, elderly people, persons with disabilities, and families with limited livelihood opportunities. The project will deliver three rounds of cash-for-food assistance through secure mobile money platforms, enabling affected households to purchase food according to their immediate needs and preferences. This approach will h…

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-07838-02:SO.

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