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Caritas aids Somali refugee women in Kenya

16/05/2012 Africa, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Female face of migration, Kenya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Refugees, Somalia by Caritas Communications

In summer 2011, when famine and violence were engulfing her country, Fadumo “Mama” Sharif Mohamed left Somalia with her husband and ten children. On their eight-day trek to the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, militia attacked them and they lost the family’s food. Her children, like thousands of others, suffered from malnutrition. But she and ...

Where next for Somalia?

1/02/2012 Advocacy, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Middle East & North Africa, Somalia by Caritas Communications

Drought and conflict grip Somalia, making it one of the most challenging environments in the world for humanitarian operations. Lack of governance or structures mean the task of providing aid is even tougher. Somalia doesn’t just need aid, it needs a way out of this catastrophe. Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Caritas Somalia and Caritas Djibouti ...

East Africa after the Food Crisis

15/12/2011 Africa, Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Emergencies in East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Middle East & North Africa, Somalia by Caritas Communications

Your support helped over one million people in East Africa overcome their worst drought in 60 years. You made it possible for Caritas to distribute emergency food, create water projects, and give out seeds so farmers can rebuild. In November 2011, Caritas Communications Officer Laura Sheahen visited Kenya to see the community response in action. ...

East Africa food crisis a ‘tragedy of biblical proportions’

12/10/2011 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Ethiopia, Kenya, Middle East & North Africa, Somalia by Caritas Communications

Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services (a Caritas member in the USA), spoke about the Horn of Africa food crisis at a press conference held in Rome on 7 October. Having worked in East Africa for over 35 years, I am deeply saddened to witness a tragedy of biblical proportions unfolding again. I thank ...

Q and A Horn of Africa

6/10/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Middle East & North Africa, Somalia by Caritas Communications

What is the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa? In Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and nearby areas, a severe drought has led to massive numbers of people going hungry. Famine has been declared in several districts of Somalia. Because goats and cattle are dying of thirst and starvation, people who herd livestock are losing their ...

Fleeing Somalia: the men who kill for goats

27/07/2011 Africa, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Kenya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, North America, Refugees, Somalia, United States by Caritas Communications

By Laura Sheahen “Aden, my oldest son, was four years old. He was watching our goats,” says Ahada, a Somali woman in her early twenties. “Men with guns came and wanted the animals. Aden shouted, ‘Don’t take our goats!’” Ahada’s small son was caught in the midst of the chaotic, seemingly never-ending war in Somalia. ...

Somalis face perilous journey to escape famine

25/07/2011 Africa, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Kenya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, North America, Refugees, Somalia, United States by Caritas Communications

By Laura Sheahen, Death by starvation, death by lions and hyenas or death by armed bandits. Which do you pick? For refugees streaming out of Somalia, there’s no luxury of choice. They’re facing all three. Carrying babies in front and toddlers piggyback, clutching small plastic bags of belongings, thousands of Somalis are trudging barefoot for ...

Fighting Kala-azar: Caritas Somalia Health Centre changes lives in Baidoa

3/09/2008 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Malnutrition, Middle East & North Africa, Somalia by Caritas Communications

by David Omwoyo Seated outside the Caritas health centre in Baidoa, Mama Habibo Salad Habibo waits for help. After walking more than 18 km from her home with her two young children, she is glad that her sick child will finally get treatment. Hawo Salad, her two-year-old daughter looks emaciated and sleepy. Yet her stomach ...