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Somalia
Somalia has been a country in chronic complex emergency since 1991 when the Siad Barre government collapsed. The resulting civil war and frequent natural disasters have led to a lack of basic services and great human suffering and humanitarian crises.
World Vision has been working in Somalia since 1992 and is currently providing essential services (including health, water, education and livelihoods) for around 550,000 people in south and central Somalia and Somaliland.
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“Everybody outside Somalia is asking us, ‘Why can’t you live in peace?’ It’s easy to ask, right?” asks 17 year-old Ibrahim Darrow Hassan. “What most of them don’t know is that we also want to leave in peace,” he adds. World Vision is slowly creating opportunities for the Somali communities to celebrate peace, even if only for moment. Football matches are one such way... [read more] -
For 17 year-old Ibrahim Darrow Hassan, his path to healing has just started. Something he has not been able to do in years. It’s all so fresh in his mind – the gunshots, the wailing of women, the cries of children, images of men on their knees begging for dear life. That was ten years ago... [read more] -
Fatun has learnt that her value is not pegged to how many clothes she washes, or how many buckets of water she carries. “I want to be a teacher in the future. Coming to the World Vision centre has become part and parcel of my life. Now I get to play with my friends and work at perfecting my interaction and listening skills. My confidence has also been built my self esteem has increased,” says Fartun... [read more]
