Emergency WASH Response for Drought-Affected Communities in Hudur District, Southwest state, Somalia.

About this project

ltpgtltbrgtSomalia is facing a deepening and protracted humanitarian crisis driven by recurrent drought, erratic rainfall patterns, conflict, and large-scale displacement, all of which have severely compromised access to safe and reliable water for vulnerable populations. The 2025 Post-Gu IPC Analysis confirms that although the Gu rains started on time, they ended early in many areas, significantly reducing water availability in rural livelihoods, while forecasts of a below-average Deyr season further heighten the risk of prolonged water scarcity. These climatic shocks, compounded by insecurity and repeated displacement, have resulted in millions of people facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse, with rural communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs) disproportionately affected due to weak infrastructure, overstretched services, and limited coping capacity. Limited access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene is identified as a major underlying driver of acute malnutrition, high disease prevalence, and recurrent outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea and other waterborne diseases, particularly in rural and displacement-affected settings.ltbrgtIn Hudur IDP settlements and surrounding drought-affected rural communities, existing shallow wells are frequently non-functional, seasonally dry, or unsafe due to contamination, forcing households—especially women and children—to travel long distances, rely on unsafe water sources, or adopt harmful coping strategies. IDP populations,…

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

Mustaqbal Development and Relief Organization

Accountable

Mustaqbal Development and Relief Organization

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-SOM-25-R-NGO-38657.

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