Save the Children

Heavy and erratic rains over the past weeks have sparked the third flash flood in nine months in the southern states of Somalia, displacing almost 150,000 children with their families. The recurring and erratic floods, combined with recent swarms of locusts and the loss of livelihoods, have pushed tens of thousands of people into food insecurity, as food prices have soared and food production has plummeted by 30-40% in parts of the country. Save the Children is expanding its existing programs to support the new arrivals in Mogadishu, as at least another 1,000 households who left their areas because of the floods are expected to arrive in already overcrowded camps for internally displaced people. More Information

 

Spiraling food prices, inflation, and the impact of COVID-19 are devastating Sudanese families. As the country faces its worst food crisis in recent years, the number of children facing crisis-level food insecurity has doubled since 2019 to 1.1 million. In total, an estimated 9.6 million people do not know where their next meal is coming from. Save the Children is helping families through the food and COVID crises—providing cash grants to refugee families in Khartoum, distributing seeds and farming equipment in South Kordofan, and providing vouchers in Darfur and Kordofan. The organization also supports more than 100 nutrition centers in Darfur, Kordofan, Red Sea, and Blue Nile States to reduce malnutrition in children and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. More Information