Somalia

Somalia Water Wells

Somalia Water Wells

The water crisis in Somalia is a significant problem. Only 45% of Somalis have access to water sources. Rest 75% of the population does not have access to adequate sanitation or hygiene practices. Somalia water wells are a much-needed project right now.

Impacts of Water Crisis

Water crisis leads to diseases such as cholera among women and children. This problem is especially prevalent in developing countries. In 2016, below-average rainfall and El Nino had a severe impact on livelihoods. It also affected the food and water systems, across the Horn of Africa. Because of insufficient water resources, many countries are currently experiencing a humanitarian crisis. Somalia is present among these listed countries.

Water Wells for Somalia

What a water well can do is transform a community. It can ensure that households always have access to clean water. 

This ensures the safety of their water for consumption. Also ensures hygiene practices including wudu, agriculture, and animal husbandry. This will allow them to spend less time each day collecting water. And more time learning, working and caring for their families. 

The future of the children will not be grim. They will be able to play, learn, and do all the things that a healthy young mind should. 

The availability of clean water can open a path out of poverty and into a better, brighter future for people.

Contributions of UMR

UMR WASH Project focuses on improving the availability of clean water and sanitation. It will benefit 2,500 vulnerable households located in IDP camps and host communities in the Gedo Region, Somalia. 

This program is going to be successful. It will involve the renovation of existing water sources. We will install water Purification systems. Supply of suitable hygiene facilities, which will include latrines will also be installed. Also, qualified hygiene promoters will carry seminars on hygiene promotion. This will help to encourage beneficial behavioral change.

At Last

Somalian women and children have to walk for miles to reach clean water. They have to go through dangerous locations for this. United Mission for Relief & Development is trying to help.

UMR is currently constructing water wells in distant regions of Somalia. To help the people of Somalia, we will continue our project.

Pass the Plate

Pass The Plate

very year Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan by fasting from sunrise to sunset. Unfortunately for hundreds of thousands of families, they will not get the chance to spend this spiritual time in a warm home with nutritious food to break their fast. UMR has launched “Pass the Plate” campaign to support them.

“The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally last year – the highest number in the UN refugee agency’s almost 70 years of operations.”UN

Refugees and displaced people are the most vulnerable people on the planet, suffering daily without sufficient housing, access to medicine, doctors, food, or clean water. As the crisis worsens, more and more people are depending on humanitarian agencies like UMR to fill the gaps.

Each year during Ramadan, UMR delivers food packages filled with nutritious items such as beans, rice, flour, oil, canned goods, and more to reach people that have absolutely nothing. We have spoken with families begging for help, telling our field staff that without these resources, they will die.

“Me and my children are fasting. What will we eat to break our fast? My children are begging me for food and water!”

This Ramadan, these families desperately need your help. Please #PassThePlate to a child in need!

Where We Are Working

LebanonKenya
JordanSomalia
YemenSudan
PalestinePakistan
BangladeshUSA

What We Are Providing

We are providing many necessary items to the helpless families. Here are some of them-

Food Baskets

UMR delivers food packages containing items such as rice, flour, sugar, oil, beans, lentils, tomato paste, pasta, bread, and canned goods.

Water & Sanitation

In addition, we will be building water wells in Pakistan, Somalia and Kenya to ensure that some of the poorest communities are able to find clean drinking water, and prevent the spread of diseases.

Orphan Protection

Children are some of the most vulnerable among these already struggling communities. That is why UMR prioritizes the safety and well-being of children and orphans by providing them with healthcare, education, nutrition and a chance at a future.

Iftars

Each year UMR hosts iftar dinners throughout the month of Ramadan. Last year we were able to serve thousands of people in Yemen and Gaza with warm, nutritious meals.

Click Donate Now to See the different programs that you can donate to:

Medical Shipments

UMR boasts a strong medical gifts-in-kind supply chain. We work with private medical providers to procure medical supplies ranging from disposables such as gloves, bandages, and prescription medications to equipment critical to the success of a healthcare institution such as x-ray and ultrasound machines. This is a critical tool for capacity building of hospitals as it frees up monetary resources to hire new doctors and reduce the cost burden on patients.

UMR has provided medical shipments containing life-saving medicine and supplies to Yemen, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Jordan and Lebanon, and continues to send containers to countries in need.

East Africa Emergency Appeal

In Somalia, poverty, armed conflict, political instability and natural disasters continue to drive humanitarian needs. Diminishing water sources caused livestock to perish and crops to wither and die, further deteriorating cases of malnutrition, dehydration and starvation. The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance reached 5 million, which is more than 40% of the entire population. Over 1.1 million people are internally displaced, and Somalia remains one of the poorest and most food-deprived nations in the world.

UMR launched a project to provide immediate assistance to drought-affected IDPs and host communities in and around Mogadishu and Luug District, Gedu region. The scheme enabled people to access food as they waited for additional humanitarian interventions. The project helped feed 3,000 beneficiaries. UMR used World Food Program’s (WFP) support to improve food security through the SCOPE approach. This project targeted the most vulnerable IDPs passing through or staying in the region. It also registered beneficiaries from the IDP camp as well vulnerable households. The targeted beneficiaries received family/household rations equivalent to the ones delivered by WFP and recommended by the Somalia Food Security Cluster. The quota included 25kgs of rice, 25kgs of sugar, 5 liters of cooking oil, 2kgs of tea leaves and 5kgs of powdered milk.

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