Muslim Hands

Since early November, heavy rains across Somalia have triggered flash flooding, killing more than 30 people, and displacing almost half a million people. This follows the flooding in early May, which displaced hundreds of thousands of people and severely damaged buildings, major roads and bridges and the country’s sewage system, which has led to the contamination of water supplies.

Prior to this devastation, Somalia was experiencing their worst drought in over 40 years as hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee to Mogadishu after losing their land and livelihood to the ongoing drought.

While this drought has left 6 million people food insecure and up to 1.4 million children acutely malnourished, the recent flooding has destroyed the land and crops that remained, while also damaging irrigation systems, making future dry seasons that much harder to survive.

Muslim Hands been working in Somalia since 2011. With your support, we have provided food, water, healthcare and education to families affected by the devastating impact of climate change and decades of conflict.