Somalia

Blog Post:  Water flows again for a Somaliland community  ›

Topics: Water/Sanitation

Mercy Corps recently restored water services to a village where flooding had washed away the water-delivery systems.

Blog Post:  Fixing Somalia's schools ›

Topics: Youth, Education

At a primary school attended by 1,140 students, Mercy Corps rehabilitated dilapidated classrooms and water tanks and installed handwashing facilities for the boys' and girls' latrines.

There's more to Somalia than piracy ›

You've probably been following the recent news about pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia. Nearly everyone agrees that the root of the problem isn't at sea, but on shore.

Wellspring of Progress ›

Topics: Conflict & War, Displacement, Water/Sanitation

For most of the past seven years, Farhiyo Hussein spent much of her day walking as far as six kilometers to collect free or cheap water. Then Mercy Corps constructed a reservoir.

Building Safe Water Facilities ›

We are building facilities for clean drinking water and sanitation in Somalia – one of the most basic and cost-effective ways to improve life and prevent disease.

Helping Somalis Endure Hardship ›

Topics: Water/Sanitation, Hunger, Emergencies, Conflict & War, Children

As Somalia slides closer to famine, Mercy Corps continues to drill boreholes, build schools and offer short-term jobs in an area where few global relief agencies will tread.

Helping a Failed State Succeed ›

Topics: Displacement, Peaceful Change, Governance, Emergencies, Conflict & War, Civil Society

Mercy Corps' work in Somalia ranges from helping fishermen increase their yields to teaching new conflict-management skills to building vital transportation links.

Q&A with Abdikadir Mohamed ›

Topics: Civil Society, Conflict & War, Emergencies, Peaceful Change

An ethnic Somali, Abdikadir Mohamed has served as Mercy Corps' top representative in Somalia since June 2006.

The Ladies of Mercy Corps Somalia ›

Topics: Women's Empowerment

Jeremy Barnicle hosts a revealing roundtable in which he quickly realized his assumptions on Somali women were wrong.

Helping Somalia's Marginalized Minority ›

Topics: Marginalized Groups, Economic Development, Conflict & War

Mercy Corps is helping protect a community of Somalia's marginalised Bantus from floods.