Strengthening collaboration is key to building a powerful movement to end female genital mutilation (FGM).
Recently in 📍Mogadishu, we held a 1-day training with partners, religious & community leaders to advance community-led abandonment of #FGM, w/ support from @UNFPA_SOMALIA.
🩸Menstruation doesn't stop during humanitarian crises
That's why @NoFYLSOM distributes dignity kits to help displaced women & girls manage their periods w/dignity🧡
This #MenstrualHygieneDay, we thank our partners @shf_somalia, @unicefsomalia & @UNFPA_SOMALIA for all support
Khadro is our #MondayMotivation
At 37, she faced difficulties fleeing from her home in Jilib, becoming the sole provider for her 5 children & disabled husband
@NoFYLSOM's cash voucher assistance helped her buy 4⃣ goats to start a small livestock business,🙏🙏🏿to @shf_somalia
💫In a quiet circle, little hearts find solace.💙
📸NoFYL's psychosocial counselor in Doolow, #Gedo, holds a psychological support session to strengthen mental well-being.
These girls share stories, laughter, and hope in a safe space, thanks to support from @unicefsomalia.
🚨 Minority inclusion in action!
@NoFYLSOM is conducting a marginalized group mapping exercise in #Gedo to identify the names, locations & estimated populations of marginalized groups. This is key to ensuring no one is left behind in our response.
All thanks to @unicefsomalia
THIS WEEK:
We were pleased to welcome a team from #SHF for a monitoring visit in📍Kismayo, where they witnessed the tangible impact of their support, engaged directly with beneficiaries & #NoFYL staff, & visited the safe space.
🙏🏿 @shf_somalia for your continued support 🤝🏿📈
On #InternationalNursesDay, #NoFYL salutes the dedication, compassion, & resilience of our nurses – the true pillars of healthcare.
Your tireless service on the frontlines changes lives every single day. Thank you for all that you do.🩺💙
#NursesDay#InternationalNursesDay2025
#PhotoOfTheWeek📸- A PSS counselor engages children in play at our mobile child-friendly Space in #Doolow
With support from @unicefsomalia, @NoFYLSOM provides PSS & recreational activities to help displaced children experience the joys of childhood & regain a sense of normalcy
Men,
If all of a sudden she says,
"I don't want sex. I am tired."
Or, she stops craving for intimacy from you,
Or, she suddenly demands sex from you, hurriedly,
Then, there is a problem.
Some nigga is chewing her out there.
End that shit immediately.
#MasculinitySaturday
In April, 178 women, girls & children received psychosocial support through our case management services, women and girls' safe spaces & mobile child-friendly spaces
Grateful to @UNICEFSomalia for their continuous support in promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable communities💜💜
Ikran, a case worker with @NoFYLSOM in Bardheere, considers it a privilege to hear survivors' stories — often shared for the first time.
READ how @NoFYLSOM, with support from @unicefsomalia, ensures access to life-saving services for every survivor: https://t.co/YqGQAQCwIF
🔊Sound ON🔊
After the end of a six month tie & dye skills training in Bardheere & Belet-Xaawo, @NoFYLSOM, with support from @unicefsomalia, provided startup kits to the participants to help them establish small businesses that will sustain them & become self-reliant.
WATCH👇
THIS WEEK: A mission team from #UNICEF & #UNFPA visited our Women & Girls Safe Space in Hodan as part of their technical support on #FGM integration.
We led them on a tour of the FGM school, demonstrated how it operates & interacted with the women & girls at the WGSS.
⚡️Highlight of the week⚡️
60 participants graduated after a 6⃣-month skills training in tie & dye designs at the women & girls safe spaces in Bardheere & Belet-Xaawo. NoFYL provided them with startup kits to help them start small businesses.
Wish them luck in their new journey.
42K people were displaced due to inter clan conflict in Luuq, according to @OCHASom.
🔴They lack essential items to address their hygiene needs.
NoFYL is providing dignity kits containing essential hygiene items to the new arrival households in Doolow, thanks to @unicefsomalia.
"I have to be the father & mother to my children," said Xaawo, a displaced woman from Deynille.
She set up a small grocery store from savings made through cash for work program supported by @shf_somalia.
Let her story of resilience & courage inspire you: https://t.co/0VjJVsekzq
Your workmates are not your friends. Everyone is there for an income. Where Money is involved, Men betray Men. Do not be mouthy. Do your work and go home!
THIS WEEK: 📍Mogadishu
Through our Integrated First-Line Response, @NoFYLSOM is supporting 3⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ households with standardized hygiene kits & tarpaulin in Deynille district.
The response is part of an effort to meet the urgent needs of drought-displaced households.
Today is #WorldMenstrualHygieneDay!
WATCH 👀 how support from @shf_somalia ensures that we provide women & girls in displacement camps with essential items to help them manage their menstrual hygiene with dignity. 👇👇