From Displacement to Dignity: Mahamed’s Journey to Self-Reliance Through Solar Enterprise
Mahamed Husein Isak is a 25-year-old young man living with a physical disability in Towfiq village, Baidoa. His life has been shaped by prolonged displacement, vulnerability, and economic hardship. Mahamed developed his disability at the age of six months due to a stroke in early infancy, resulting in partial physical impairment affecting his hands, posture, …
From Loss to Livelihood: Habiba’s Journey of Strength and Survival
How a displaced mother in Baidoa rebuilt her life through resilience, determination, and opportunity. Habiba Adan Isack, a forty-year-old mother of two and a person living with a disability, is slowly rebuilding her life in the Ramadan 1 IDP settlement in Baidoa after enduring years of loss, drought, and displacement. Her story is one of …
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From Silence to Strength: Safe Spaces Transform the Lives of Women and Girls in Somalia.
In Somalia, Women and girls living in displacement settings face severe and persistent risks of gender-based violence (GBV). Sexual assault, intimate partner violence, early and forced marriage, and female genital mutilation (FGM) are among the most frequently reported forms of violence. These risks are intensified by displacement, climate shocks such as drought, and ongoing conflict, …
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Water is Life: Bringing Relief and Resilience to Drought-Affected Communities in Somalia
Somalia is facing the devastating impact of four consecutive failed rainy seasons, which have disrupted agriculture, led to widespread livestock deaths, and deepened food insecurity across the country. As of February–March 2026, an estimated 6.5 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3), including over 2 million people in Emergency …
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LOCALISING RESILIENCE: GREDO’S COMMUNITY-LED IMPACT IN THE RFSA/ADKEEYSI PROGRAM
Over the past 30 years, Somalia has faced widespread violent conflicts, leaving communities displaced, livelihoods destroyed, and essential services weakened. Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been forced to leave behind their homes and protections, moving into camps or host communities, where they face continued vulnerability to poverty, malnutrition, and insecurity. Women and children, in …
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Empowering Communities: Mohamed Nor Ibrahim and the Rise of KAHRDO
Mohamed Nor Ibrahim, 28, founded the Kalkal Human Rights Development Organization (KAHRDO) in 2014 in Baidoa, Southwest State, Somalia, with a mission to address pressing community challenges, advocate for human rights, and amplify grassroots voices. In its early years, KAHRDO faced significant obstacles: limited technical capacity, scarce operational resources, and gaps in knowledge across critical …
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From Scarcity to Resilience: How Improved Water Access Transformed Lives in Badiade Village.
Badiade, a rural village located eight kilometres from Baidoa in Somalia’s Bay region, is home to pastoralist and agro-pastoralist families whose lives depend heavily on seasonal rainfall and livestock rearing. In recent years, however, the community has faced unprecedented climate shocks — prolonged droughts, sudden flash floods, degraded farmland, and recurring water shortages — all …