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 […]
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 […]