DROUGHT RESPONSE Update No. 29 WEEKLY UPDATE SOMALIA/ 21 - 26 Oct. 2017 Two million children reached through Save the Children’s drought response

Over the last nine months, more than two million children have benefited from lifesaving support of the drought response programme launched and implemented by Save the Children since February 2017 in Somalia. This was in response to the increasing need of humanitarian assistance to drought affected community in Somalia/Somaliland.

Before the intervention thousands of households faced a myriad of challenges such as displacement, lack of access to basic health care services, inadequate access to food and water, disruption of education cycle and increasing cases of child protection concerns in IDP camps. In light of this, the response prioritized to address concerns in nutrition and health, food security and livelihoods(FSL),water sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and child protection sectors. rainfall. The situation of drought Total Beneficiary Reach affected people is deteriorating and With support from donors, partners and a the need for humanitarian aid is workforce of 2,800 staff, two million children increasing day by day. 3,210,133 benefited from malnutrition screening South and Central Somalia SOMALILAND PUNTLAND SOUTH & CENTRAL and treatment, school feeding and water Light showers received in most REACH REACH REACH 439K 563K 1.07K programme, provision of school learning villages of Abduwak and Blanbale CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN materials, provision of hygiene kits and 289K 264K 585K districts. Communities have taken ADULTS ADULTS ADULTS psychosocial counseling services. advantage of the showers and have continued to harvest water. Overall, the response has reached over 3.2 million people to date in Somalia/Somaliland. According to JIRA report, 168 households of IDPs, including children, arrived in Dhobley town in Lower Situation Updates Jubba, Edkiyaal and Duceysane IDP 2,072,240 Somaliland camp. As a result cases of separated Children Cases of AWD in district is on the and vulnerable children in the camps rise due to poor sanitation and usage of has significantly increased. untreated rain water. 14 cases were admitted 1,137,893 Puntland Adults during the reporting period. 10 of 17 districts in Puntland received rain with the remaining districts in Many areas in Somaliland have not received great need of water supply.

Total Reach Per Sector (Since 1st Feb to date)

291K 1.0M 319K 350K 19K 58K Children CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN 299 225K 323K 161K 404K 25K Adults Adults ADULTS ADULTS ADULTS ADULTS Sector overview

Health and Nutrition: During the reporting period 50 CEC members participated in a school water management screening, treatment for common diseases, and provision of training held in Gardo and Galkayo districts. medical consultation services provided by Save the Children’s emergency mobile teams (EMTs) continued in Armo, Qandala, WASH: Hygiene promotion campaigns in 12 villages in Bargaal, Bander-Beyla, Jariban, Goldogob, Dhahar, Garowe, region and other five villages in El-afweyn district is ongoing. Gardo, Bosaso, Qandala, Dangorayo, Buhodle, Galkacyo, Rako, Iskushuban, Hafun, Nugal and Galkacyo. Key beneficiaries In , construction activities for 10 shared household latrines in Warta Bayle and Wabacado is ongoing and of the services were children, adults and, pregnant and currently at 80% complete. lactating women (PLW). Construction activities for 203 communal latrines with hand- Fig. 1.1 below summarises the health and nutrition status during washing devices in IDP camps in Baidoa scheduled to start on the reporting period. 26th October 2017.

Solid waste sanitation campaign was conducted in five IDP Nutrition Total no. 19,611 camps in Baidoa. The training kicked off on 22 Oct and ended of patients 26 Oct 2017. screened Malnutrition SAM 809 Admitted to OTP Water trucking for 3,619 households in 19 IDP camps in cases programme Baidoa through use of Fiberglass water tanks has started. MAM 1,588 Admitted to TSFP A six-day hygiene promotion campaign was conducted in programme IRF target locations (Baribax, Takaraale, Qabno, Mirqasin, Health Total no. 10,561 Barkurtun) reaching 4,260 beneficiaries. patients treated Under IRF 5 Project, construction activities for three communal rain harvesting berkeds in Badhan district (Goraan, Jingada Treated for PENT 1&3 Diarrhea & Pertussis, and Wardheer villages) has commenced. common diseases vaccination Pneumonia tetanus,Diptheria, 834 & 405 1,202 influenza and FSL: Under ECHO scaled up project in Galkacyo, respectively Hepatis B vaccine beneficiaries received the first Unconditional Cash Transfer 266 (UCT) installment for the month of September. The second IYCF Support Children Pregnant women installment will be released at the end of October. 148 given Vit. A given ANC care 1,815 847 Post distribution monitoring in all FFP operational areas of Gardo, Banderbayla, Iskushuban and Dangorayo districts in Measles Paediatric AWD Bari and Nugal region has been completed with a total of Vaccination consultation 38 1,000 questionnaires collected. 1,039 688 Fig 1.1 1,300 households in Baidoa were provided with agricultural input kits. Each kit contained 20kg of sorghum, 10kg of maize, All SAM and MAM cases admitted into OTP and TSFP 5kg of cow-peas, one axe and two hoes. programmes were provided with RUTF and RUSF rations respectively. Children under five years admitted into the 1,545 and 1,500 beneficiaries under Swiss solidarite and DEVCO II project respectively, received the second round programmes were provided with vitamin A supplement. PLWs of UCTs. were also given micro-nutrients and Folic acid supplements. Child Protection: MOWDAFA and MEAL team conducted 128 nutrition, hygiene and health promotion sessions were Child Protection Rape Assessment (CPRA) in IDP camps conducted in Puntland region reaching 1,802 caretakers. with most deprived children, separated and unaccompanied Additionally, 874 individuals (including PLWs, Men & WCBA) children affected by drought and conflict. Assessment teams were provided with breastfeeding counselling, hygiene conducted body mapping exercise reaching 50 children (25 promotion and health education sessions both at individual and girls; 25 boys) in Halabokhad, Ceel-afwayn, New doonyale, group level. Margaage, Cagaaran, Mustaqbal, Taalacad, Kulmiye, Najax, Danwadag and Mudug sare IDP camps Education: 28 out of 50 targeted schools in all have received hygiene kits, cooking equipment and 300 children participated in the ongoing weekly child resilience teaching/learning materials distributed by the global partnership workshop conducted in Burao, Oodweyne, Ainabo, Gabiley, for education(GPE) team reaching 6,126 students (2,842 girls Buhoodle, Lasanod, Yagoori and El-afweyne. and 3,284 boys). Five temporary learning spaces (TLS) also received food items, hygiene kits and learning materials as well. In Las’anod, Buhodle, Yagoori, El-afweyn and Burao, CCBRS 165 teachers (20 females and 145 males) from 50 schools facilitated and conducted a meeting with parents/caregivers and five TLS participated in a MOE&HS organised teachers of children participating in the child resilience workshops. training focusing on teaching methodology (student-centered 300 parents/caregivers attended the meeting aimed to raise approach), child safeguarding and psychological first aid. The awareness and encourage action to improve child protection training took place in Burao and Hargeisa. mechanisms in the community.

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Timothy Bishop Thomas Jepson-Lay Country Director Humanitarian Director [email protected] [email protected]