Provision of integrated, life-saving Nutrition and Protection assistance to the most severely drought affected families in Hargeisa

About this project

ltpgtltbrgtSave the Children (SC) proposes a lifesaving nutrition and protection intervention targeting drought-affected rural communities in Hargeisa district, where persistent food insecurity, limited access to basic services, and rising malnutrition rates continue to place children and pregnant and lactating women at high risk. The project aims to increase equitable access to quality, lifesaving curative and preventive nutrition services while strengthening community-based protection systems, positive caregiving practices, and safe referral pathways. The project will operate across 10 nutrition service delivery points, including eight fixed facilities—Bali-Mataan HC, ltbrgtXunboweyne MCH, Bali-Cabane MCH, Gumar HF, Dacarta MCH, Dhimbil-Riyaale MCH, Sayla Bari MCH, and Bandar Wanaag—and two mobile outreach locations, Qoolbulale HC and Higlada MCH, which are served through one mobile nutrition team and their surrounding catchment areas. Through this model, SC will deliver integrated community and facility-based services for screening, early detection, treatment of SAM, referrals, IYCF counselling, micronutrient supplementation, and protection awareness.ltbrgtSC will support Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) services for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) according to Somalia IMAM guidelines. Children identified with MUAC lt11gtCommunity-based screening, mobilization, and protection risk identification will be led by 28 trained Community Nutrition Voluntee…

Published by

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Somalia

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Somalia Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Save the Children

Accountable

Save the Children

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 21 Jan 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-SOM-25-R-INGO-38295.

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