THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CASH PREPAREDNESS: Lists, Risks and Relationships
With predictions of a fifth consecutive season of poor rainfall, concerns are mounting for already vulnerable populations in the Horn of Africa. While humanitarian agencies have been responding, the prospect of poor rainfall continuing through 2022, and possibly into 2023, means that what is already an extremely difficult situation risks […]
AREAS WITH HIGH INCIDENCE OFRETURN MIGRATION IN SOMALIA: COMMUNITY PROFILING ANDMAPPING OF SUPPORT PROVIDERS
The Migrant Response Plan (MRP) for the Horn of Africa and Yemen is a migrant-focused humanitarian and development response strategy for vulnerable migrants from the Horn of Africa traveling along the Eastern Route.2 The MRP’s objectives are to ensure protection assistance to vulnerable migrants in the Horn of Africa, support […]
Strengthening Engagement from the Ground Up: Addressing Challenges in Citizen Engagement in Somalia.
Somalia has a complex political and social environment that has been shaped by decades of conflict and instability. Despite ongoingefforts to rebuild the country, political instability and weak governance institutions have hampered efforts in building ademocratic and stable society. Citizen engagement is vital for ensuring that the voices and needs […]
Improving Service Delivery in Somalia Through Citizen Engagement.
It is highly recognized that active and engaged citizens play a critical role in shaping sustainable and good governments. Involving citizens inpolicymaking and considering their needs and priorities is crucial for designing and implementing effective public policies and services. Citizenengagement has been documented to positively impact service delivery, with evidence […]
CONFLICT ON THE RANGE: AN ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT BETWEENHERDING COMMUNITIES IN SOMALIA AND THEIR STRATEGIES FORMANAGING CONFLICT AND PROMOTING PEACE
Somalia has been grappling with conflict for several decades, and the effects of climate change have compounded the situation. The country hasexperienced a range of climate-related events, such as droughts, flash floods, erratic rainfall, strong winds, cyclones, sandstorms, dust storms, andincreased temperatures. These events have contributed to local grievances and […]
Understanding livelihood-related urban-rural connections for women from Displacement Affected Communities (DACs) in South-West State of Somalia
This report represents the culmination of one of the most extensive community engagement processes conducted in Somalia to date: a six-month research and human-centered design activity that explored these topics through in-depth, exploratory, and participatory mixed-methods research and a three-day co-creation workshop. The activity involved 39 women DAC members of […]