World Bank to Support Somalia’s Drought Response through Cash Transfers to 500,000 Households

MOGADISHU, June 22, 2022 — The World Bank approved $143 million in International Development Assistance (IDA)* financing to help vulnerable Somalis overcome the escalating drought and food insecurity conditions across the country. This additional financing to the existing Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP), also known as Baxnaano (which means to uplift in Somali), will provide an […]
MoLSA LAUNCHES 2ND PHASE OF SNLR PROJECT

On November 6, 2021 – the second phase of support for locust-affected households was launched in Baidoa. The second phase of the locust-affected families project was started on November 6, 2021, during a ceremony in Baidoa, the capital city of South West State. The first phase provided $ 60 per month for six months to […]
UNIFIED SOCIAL REGISTRY (USR) CONSULTATION MEETING

Mogadishu, November 3, 2021 – A consultation meeting between the Federal Government of Somalia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministries of Labor and Social Affairs of the State Governments has begun in Mogadishu. The consultation focused on the completion of a unified registry (USR) and the BAXNAANO Program database through a government-run […]
Somalia’s Most Vulnerable Households and Locust Response Efforts to Receive $185 Million Boost

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021—200,000 chronically poor households with children under five years old will continue receiving cash transfers of $20 a month to help them access food, healthcare, and education. An additional 150,000 vulnerable households that are directly impacted by the locust infestation will receive emergency cash transfer of $60 a month for six months […]
PRESS RELEASE – Somalia Federal Government has signed an output agreement with WFP

MOGADISHU – The Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs H.E Sadik Warfa and the World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director and Representative Cesar Arroyo today signed an Output Agreement enabling WFP to implement the Shock Responsive Safety Net for Locust Response Project (SNLRP) on behalf of the Somali Government. This comes after the Federal Government […]
South West President received delegation led by Minister Sadiq Warfa at the Presidential Palace in Baidoa

Somali President Unveils Social Safety Net Program to Reduce Poverty and Improve Human Capital

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has today launched at the presidential palace a nationwide social safety net programme, which is better known as “Baxnaano”, to help protect the poor and vulnerable families. The Baxnaano program is funded with pre-arrears clearance grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of […]
Somalia Launches National Social Protection Policy

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Somali Ministry of Labour has unveiled the country’s social protection policy aimed at protecting the welfare of vulnerable sections of the society. Labour Minister Sadiq Hirsi Warfa said the launch of the policy was a key milestone in ensuring state protection of citizen’s welfare. “It’s very important for Somali people to […]