Appeal Target: US$ 1,326,146

Thousands of Somalis have been displaced by fighting between government troops and insurgents. The African Union has warned that forces opposed to the government have expanded their insurgent activities to areas that were previously peaceful. The prevailing insecurity has resulted in civilian causalities and massive displacement and constrained the delivery of  assistance to needy people. ACT members the Norwegian Church Aid and Christian Aid are planning to respond to the crisis based on recent field assessments that both members conducted in the affected areas of Mogadishu.

Somalia was recently been declared by the United Nations as the country with the worst humanitarian crisis in Africa. Unfortunately, this humanitarian crisis has not been receiving sufficient international press and assistance and, as a result, the internally displaced persons in Mogadishu are continuing to lead a squalid existence.

This appeal will focus on addressing the critical emergency needs of some 63,000 people from the most affected IDPs in Mogadishu.  By and large, the appeal is a response to the dire water needs of the civilian causalities including mitigation of the hygiene and sanitation hazards which have become major health concern for the already over crowded IDP camps. 

The implementation for this appeal is for 12 months from February 2008.

Names of ACT members:

• Christian Aid
• Norwegian Church Aid

Project Completion Date: 31 January 2009

Reporting schedule: 

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested: 

Signed by:

John Nduna
Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office