2,500 families living in displacement camps in Osman Quille, Janaale, Bufoow Bacaad, and Gendawe, in Marka District, received 7,500 tons of essential aid, including food, tarpaulins, mats, buckets, mosquito nets, and hygiene supplies: soap, and sanitary towels.

These remote villages, face severe shortages of essential resources and have no access to local markets. Along with the assistance, SRCS volunteers conducted hygiene sessions. As an intervention, these sessions aimed in helping the residents protect themselves from waterborne diseases that threatened to spread in the wake of the floods, in a region where clean water is rare and sanitation challenges are rampant.

Despite the logistical challenges of reaching these isolated camps, the SRCS, Danish Red Cross and the ICRC, succeeded in delivering aid to those who needed it most, ensuring that even the most remote communities were not forgotten.

Humanitarian access in some parts of Somalia remains a challenge. 7,500 tons of aid arrives in Marka, Lower Shabelle by boat. Volunteers have to offload the aid packages and takes them to shore. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

The packages are loaded onto a truck to deliver them to the IDP camps in Osman Qunle, Janaale, Bufoow Bacaad, Gendawe, Bulocadad, and Golweyn villages in Marka district. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

SRCS volunteer unpacks essential supplies delivered to villages isolated by recent conflicts and floods. Each box contains food supplies, tarpaulin, mosquito nets, mats, buckets, jugs, bars of soap. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

A glimmer of hope for the women and mothers in Lower Shabelle. The aid comes at a crucial time, offering the women and mothers a chance to get back on their feet from climatic shocks, amid armed conflicts in the region. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

Displaced by conflict, Khadija and her family walked 60km to find refuge. ‘We have been here for a year now,’ Khadija says. ‘We had to leave everything behind due to the fighting. Now, we work in the fields to survive. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

Osman Yaarow, 92-year-old, was among those who turned up. According to Osman, armed clashes cause great suffering to those on the sidelines. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

Habiibo Hussein fled Qoryooley due to recurring clan conflicts, seeking safety and a chance at survival for herself and her 12 children. “We left behind our home, our land, and our means of livelihood.” She spoke. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

Women and girls received sanitary towels as part of the hygiene kits, addressing essential health needs during the crisis. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta

 

SRCS lead hygiene sessions, teaching families how to prevent the spread of water borne diseases in the aftermath of the floods. Demonstrations on proper handwashing techniques provide crucial lessons in protecting health. @ICRC/Ismail Taxta