Somali People Ururka Horumarinta Dadka Displacement and Barakaciyaash Development Organization Somaaliyeed ee (SOPDDO) (SOPDDO) Contact E-mail: [email protected]/ [email protected]/ [email protected] INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF HISTORY OF SOPDDO ORGANIZATION After destroyed the central government of Somalia the conflict and consequences of disasters resulting in large scale under development, high levels of mortality and morbidity, large scale destruction of infrastructure including education and health facilities, and lack of access to livelihoods and education. This misfortune leaves thousands of Somali people in need of critical assistance and support every year. The population is highly mobile, primarily due to nomadic life styles; Food shortages and clan warfare increase the mobility through displacement. Somalia ranks amongst the poorest countries in the world and huge displaced people district to district region to region country to country caused to set up this organization named Somali People Displacement and Development Organization and it is a local NGO, nonprofit and nongovernmental organization operating in middle Shabelle, Banadir, Galgadud, Hiran, Bay and lower Shabelle regions of south and central Somalia, this organization formed for the resettlements, rehabilitation and development of the society and its name is abbreviated as (SOPDDO) and was established on 02/03/2008. SOPDDO was founded by a professional group of people from the different parts of the Somali society living in side and outside of the country. The main reason of its foundation was under difficult circumstance of development of the social services based on the unity and incorporation (amalgamation) of the Somali society and encourages the existence of never-ending peace through capacity building and constant orientation towards the human rights and protection. SOPDDO organization refrains to involve politics and all can trouble the social development like the conflict, tribalism and etc. PARTNER AND MEMBERSHIP SOPDDO is affiliate NGO consortium and also SOPDDO organization is partnered with all the local organizations who work in the operational regions to create friendly environment, Therefore, we are partnered with UNHCR, NRC, OXFAM NOVIB, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, UNPOS, UNICEF, SOMALI DIASPORA,T4H, etc. SOPDDO VISION SOPDDO envisions never-ending peace and development, and resettlement the people displaced from their environments. SOPDDO MISSION SOPDDO ORGANIZATION Page 1 To work on relief, rehabilitation and development programs and attempt to peace and stability, reconciliation of the South/central Somali regions damaged by the civil wars, food crisis and at the same time make their hearts to avoid each other through collaboration and cooperation among the communities in South/central regions of Somalia. PRINCIPLE OF THE ORGANIZATION The main principle of Somali People Displacement and Development Organization {SOPDDO} is to carryout all efforts through fraternity in partnership system in its aim to serve all the community in Somalia as today and as in future. This principle will enjoy all member organizations planning requirement throughout the existence of the Somali People Displacement and Development Organization. IDPs CURRENT SITUATION CRISIS IN MOGADISHU After destroyed the central government of Somalia the conflict and consequences of disasters resulting in large scale under development, high levels of mortality and morbidity, large scale destruction of infrastructure including education and health facilities, and lack of access to livelihoods and education. This misfortune leaves thousands of Somali people in need of critical assistance and support every year. The population is highly mobile, primarily due to nomadic life styles; Food shortages and clan warfare increase the mobility through displacement, SOPDDO has been carried out assessment analysis report and have focused on the selected areas as needs and situational analysis in the districts of Wadajir, Dharkenly, Hamarweyne, Hodan, Bondere and Shangani since the districts were over whelmed with IDPs influxes which have been experienced in Mogadishu from June and July that a great deal shows the high influx arrivals of new IDPs populations coming from the far areas within Lower/Middle shebelle, Bay, Bakool and Gedo regions, as had been sourced out from the various desperate families living under the unkind conditions at various areas within the mentioned districts and this certain impact emerged following the due course impact of the massive devastative recurrent consecutive drought effects which had destructed the livelihood assets both the communities whom were dependant on livestock and farm crop productions. The new enormous IDPs in Mogadisho dangerously reveals the worsening status of the suffering IDP populations where they remain scattered at the open harsh weather conditions, mainly due to lack shelter, food, Education, access to water, basic household utensils, clothes and lack of toilets and pit latrines. The other instant concerns is the high poor level of health status and the high increasing level of malnutrition status mainly on children, lactating and pregnant mothers, as young infants depending on breast milk can be seen crying due their mothers facing challenging moments lacking food and very poor malnutrition conditions thus highly contributed very limited breast milk production which in turn resulted young children to have no milk that can lead them to face starvation. The other concerns on the current situation is the high probability that pregnant mothers could face difficult challenging moment during delivery processes as there are no midwifes and appropriate delivery handling care services as they are living under the worsening current scenario and due to this effects there could be greater chances of pregnant mothers dying because of lack of emergency health care providers. in Mogadishu the situation has seriously worsened over the June and July 2011, mainly as a result of the high massive influx of IDPs moved from Bay, Bakool, Gedo, Lower shebele, SOPDDO ORGANIZATION Page 2 Middle shebele regions and parts of lower Juba areas with combined impacts of the recurrent drought and conflicts joined with much of animals died and severe of food shortage crisis. The influx of IDPs is comparison over the past decades where by the current state of affairs indicate most of the Somalis had not experienced such irregular load over the past several years in accordance to the basis of population displacement and movement on the certain impacts of drought and conflict effects. Completely, the lack of food in the south which emerged due to the verily limited stocks caused by the devastative drought, total failure of food aid on the due course postponement of WFP operations in large scale parts of the south regions also there are high price inflation on local & imported merchandise, the certain mixture of these effects had generally impacted on the most vulnerable households whom were earlier tormenting from their own internal problems, THE IDP CAMPS AFFECTED BY THE DROUGHT According to the fact finding mission we had documented more then 6,605 IDPs are in need of Humanitarian intervention with 2,023 are in very critical conditions and require urgent humanitarian support. The target population affected by recurrent droughts & Conflicts which require assistance are: 1,605 persons for Hamarweyne district 1,290 persons for Bondhere district 985 persons for Wadajir district 1,105 persons for Dharkenley district 870 persons for Hodan district 750 persons for Shangani district PROPOSED IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE The area of operation is relatively peaceful, as well at the moment there is no security concern in the Banadir region particularly government under controlled areas and local community enjoy peaceful co-existence with its neighbor’s districts. The assessment report identified more then 6,605 people who require aid in the 6 districts as following tabulated below:- Location # of HH # of Persons Children Women Men Shangani 150 HH 750 300 262 188 Hamarweyne 321 HH 1,605 642 562 401 Bondhere 258 HH 1,290 516 581 193 Hodan 174 HH 870 348 435 87 Wadajir 197 HH 985 345 542 98 Dharkenly 221 HH 1,105 663 332 110 Total 1,321 HH 6,605 2,814 2,714 1,077 SOPDDO ORGANIZATION Page 3 RECOMMENDATION SOPDDO is alerting urgently humanitarian aid like International NGOs, UN agencies, Diasporas etc to support the droughts affected people who are in very critical conditions and require urgent humanitarian support such as distribution of plastic sheets, Tents, Blankets, Mosquito Nets, Medical attention and immunization, sanitation facilities, anti malarial care and construction of bit latrines. PHOTO GALLERY SOPDDO ORGANIZATION Page 4 Sincerely, SOPDDO ORGANIZATION Page 5.