RAISE Somalia

The Official X Account of Rapid Action & Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment. Serving Humanity in Somalia Through Humanitarian Action & Dev’t Aid.

[OCHA Somalia @OCHASom]

#OUT: June Monthly hum. Update.
Highlights:
➡️Funding reductions have sharply constrained humanitarian activities.
➡️Recent rains were better in southern areas; northern areas remain dry.
➡️Over 8K people displaced due to clashes in Afgoye.

For more read: https://t.co/NlZU2gwWW6

[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

essential skills 2 grow & sustain their businesses. Each woman, also received a small grant support 2 help establish or strengthen her business, promoting economic empowerment & resilience within the community.

#Deriswanaag

[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

RAISE Organization, with funding from Adam Smith International (ASI) under the DERIS WANAAG Project, provided a three-day training to 40 female small-scale traders in Dollow, Somalia.

The training focused on entrepreneurship & business management, equipping participants with…

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@AdamSmithInt @UKinSomalia @FCDOGovUK @drcEA_GL

[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

RAISE Organization, with funding from Adam Smith International (ASI) under the DERIS WANAAG Project, conducted an activity for 60 participants from cross-border traders and business leaders to address trade-related challenges and strengthen cooperation.

[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

The activity aimed 2 enhance trading skills & improve cross-border trade btw Dollow, Somalia & Dollo Addo, Ethiopia by fostering regular engagement among key stakeholders including traders, customs officials, local authorities, & representatives of the wider business communities.

[Somalia Nutrition Cluster @Som_Nut_Cluster]

2025 IPC Snapshot
👉🏼4.4M face acute food insecurity
👉🏼 1.7 M children likely to suffer from malnutrition
📣Immediate & sustained humanitarian intervention needed
📢Bridge humanitarian + development efforts to address root causes of food insecurity and acute malnutrition

[OCHA Somalia @OCHASom]

▶Drought conditions worsening in #Somalia.

▶1M more Somalis to experience acute #foodinsecurity in April-June; people facing acute food insecurity to rise from 3.4M to 4.4M.

▶Without urgent action, #Somalia could again plunge into large-scale crisis.

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[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

With funding from Adam Smith International (ASI) under the DERIS WANAAG project, RAISE Organization has successfully organized the 3rd Quarter Quarterly Coordination Meeting for the Cross-border Trade Committee in Dollow District, Somalia on 10th February 2025…

[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

…final solutions on addressing challenges that hinder the growth of cross-border trade activities.

[OCHA Somalia @OCHASom]

“Pass the message to the capitals.”

As Gov’t & humanitarian partners launched the 2025 #Somalia Humanitarian Needs & Response Plan, Crispen Rukasha, head @OCHASom, explains why aid agencies in Somalia need increased funding.

Listen as the head of office shares his insights.

[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

…authorities, immigration officers, trade committee members, and traders. The primary aim of these meetings was to engage in discussions on ways to strengthen cross-border trade activities by addressing the challenges faced by traders involved in informal cross-border trade.

[RAISE Somalia @raisesom]

RAISE with funding from Adam Smith International (ASI) under the DERIS WANAG PROJECT, organized two coordination meetings on 19th and 23rd January 2025. Each meeting gathered 60 participants from Dollow, Somalia, and Dollo Addo, Ethiopia, including district authorities, customs…

[Denmark in Somalia @DKinSomalia]

Climate, Peace, & Security 🌱🕊️ matter more than ever in the UN Security Council. Denmark, joining Jan 1, is already addressing this in Somalia by supporting @iom_somalia 🌍🤝 #DenmarkAtUN

[OCHA Somalia @OCHASom]

As #Somalia continues to face a complex & evolving humanitarian crisis; partners are working to assist people affected by multiple shocks

Jan-Nov 24, 3.59M were reached with at least 1 type of assistance & 1.93M with multiple forms of assistance.

More ▶ https://t.co/I6RabEojM3

[UNDP Somalia @UNDPSomalia]

#HappeningNow: @SomaliaMolsa and @NBS_Somalia, in partnership with @UNDPSomalia and @ophi_oxford, are launching Somalia's first-ever Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report. This milestone provides a detailed framework to understand and tackle poverty in its many dimensions, marking a pivotal step in Somalia's development journey.

@UNDP remains committed to supporting Somalia’s National Transformation Plan to drive sustainable progress.

#SomaliaMPI #Development #PovertyReduction

[Minister Abdinasir Abdi Arush @nasirarush]

Today in #Baidoa, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs & Disaster Management SWS, presented one day Training on *Fraud Prevention” with humanitarian agencies operating in Southwest State.

With generous support from @OxfamSomali the session focused on fraud prevention alongside a presentation of the "Sareguarding of Humanitarian Aid" bill recently endorsed by the SWS Cabinet.

As the year comes to an end, the Ministry and the Humanitarian agencies took the opportunity to extend gratitude to @shf_somalia and @UNCERF for their continued funding support to vulnerable communities in South West State and reaffirmed commitment to ensure the resources reach the intended beneficiaries.

@OCHASom