Ramadan behind Bars “Providing Ramadan support has become a cherished tradition for us. It is a symbolic gesture…,” said Antoine Grand, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Somalia.
Jowhara and her herd of goats “I will make them a small camp next to my house and care for them… when they reproduce, I can sell one to feed the children,”…
The First Link …community members who make the conscious choice to be that unbreakable first link. Their actions set everything else in motion
A Shared Legacy We reflect on the shared legacy of the ICRC and Somalia—a partnership built on resilience and compassion.
Somalia: A ‘date’ under a tree, where farmers talk water woes 17/08/2016, Articles Famers, both men and women, sit under the shade of an acacia tree in Jibagale, 20 kilometres outside Garowe town. The topic of ...
Supporting Somali Women 11/08/2016, Videos Women can sometimes be more vulnerable than men in times of conflict due to their lesser physical traits and their role as mothers. ...
Games behind bars: A way to improve morale 03/08/2016, Articles “Stop hogging the ball! Pass!” Ahmed* shouts as he moves to an open position in anticipation of the ball from his teammate, Yussuf*. ...
Rules of war (in a nutshell) 13/07/2016, Videos People have always used violence to settle disputes. And all cultures have always had the idea that there have to be limits on ...
Humanity in Action 13/07/2016, Videos We work together with the people we assist, helping them improve their own livelihoods, so that, whatever their past, they have a future ...
Somalia: Lush, green farms in semi-arid Bakol survive on well water 08/07/2016, Videos Huddur, a small town located in the heart of Bakol region, Somalia, has little in the way of arable land. Very few trees ...
Somalia: Interview with former Deputy Head of the Delegation on a still dire humanitarian situation 16/06/2016, Videos Omar Odeh was for two years the deputy head of the ICRC delegation in Somalia, one of the most important missions of the ...