U.S. Pledges $28 Million to Somalia for Security and Food Safety

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United States is set to pump $28 million into Somalia, specifically targeting matters of security and food safety, with a long-term plan of alleviating families that have struggled with harsh economic and environmental challenges.

The programme will target over 80,000 households with more than 500,000 families said to benefit from the programme within the next five years. The project aims at improving financial capital and increasing savings and assets.

“This year, the United States will complement its already huge investment in emergency assistance in Somalia with another 28-million dollar contribution to support the first year of two new five-year resilience and food security-focused projects," read the statement from Ambassador Richard Riley.

"Over the next five years, these programs will help more than 80,000 Somali households—or approximately 500,000 people—build sustainable livelihoods, develop financial capital, and increase their savings and assets.”

In 2024, 6.9 million people in Somalia will need humanitarian assistance due to severe weather, insecurity, and poverty. This funding will help
support 80,000 vulnerable households through partners like World Vision and Save the Children.

Further, the partnership would help build sustainable livelihoods for displaced and marginalized communities. With this support, USAID continues its commitment to addressing hunger, food insecurity, and the devastating impacts of climate-related disasters, the US said.

Somalia is grappling with a host of challenges including violent extremism but the recent adverse climatic challenges have caused mass displacement of people besides killing livestock. The government is also partnering with other countries to mitigate the challenges.

GAROWE ONLINE