Somalia

Halwo Hassan stands before the water reservoir that her community built in Abudwaq, central Somalia.  Copyright WFP/Yusuf Artan

Somali Community Invests In Its Future

For villagers in the Abudwaq district of central Somalia, getting enough water has always been a challenge. After facing a devastating drought, the townspeople found a way to solve that problem, and built themselves a better future, with WFP's support.

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Overview

The situation began to improve following reasonable Deyr rains during October to December 2011, and in February 2012, the FSNAU and FEWS NET announced that famine conditions had receded. Other factors that contributed to this improvement included a slight decrease in the price of food, enhanced access to food and the positive impact of humanitarian assistance.Since then, the picture has been mixed. The main Gu rains (April to June) 2012 were below average and uneven in their geographical coverage while the Deyr rains (October – December) 2012 were average in most parts of the country.

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