World Vision Plans Response to Somalia Floods
World Vision is looking to implement a six-month relief program worth around $1.4 million to help the tens of thousands displaced by foods in Somalia.
One of the largest Christian relief and development organizations in the world is looking to implement a six-month relief program worth around $1.4 million to help the tens of thousands displaced by foods in Somalia.
World Vision announced last week that the organization planned to respond to the floods that hit Bualle and Sakow districts in southern Somalia are underway. The floods displaced an estimated 32,500 people who are in need of shelter and medicine.
Stephane Vaugon, World Vision Somalia’s Programme Development Manager said the organisation had received a $50,000 commitment from World Vision UK, and had also submitted a funding proposal to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Meanwhile, Vaugon said, World Vision is still appealing for donors to assist towards alleviating the plight of the flood victims.
A World Vision Somalia team that is visiting Bualle this week is conducting a vulnerability assessment and providing immediate medical supplies.
“The water levels have receded from an initial 8.4m to 8m. People are still displaced and we will need to address a possible food shortage in the next two weeks,” said Food Security Coordinator Barnabas Okumu.
In Bualle, the floods submerged 30 villages and destroyed all the crops, while 7 villages are under water in Sakow district.
World Vision has food security, education, health and gender/FGM projects in the affected districts.
