Emergency Relief

KAAH relief and development Organization has operated programming in the emergency relief sector since 2001  in Somalia. At that time, Somalia suffered an acute humanitarian crisis, in which many Somalis were at risk of death through starvation Since that time KAAH has responded to regular emergencies caused by drought, flood,  and war with innovative programming strategies. 

As such, KAAH’s emergency relief programmes often serve as emergency relief to the most vulnerable, while also supporting livelihoods and stimulating economic and infrastructure recovery.

For example, Road rehabilitation  can be a response to road accessibility problems  , but serves as a cash/food-for-work programme while building infrastructure – and considerably increases Market accessibly .  Drought and war – resulting in food crises and population displacement – call for emergency assistance for internally displaced people (IDPs). KAAH has also responded with IDP settlement rehabilitation, which has provided life-sustaining incomes and a safer environment for IDPs employed to clean IDP settlements
These emergency relief programmes which have a dual impact on livelihoods and development are thus included within our Livelihoods and Development Sector.

Emergency Relief programmes included under this sector are strictly for emergency services provided primarly to IDPs – such as food, water, sanitation, nutrition, and emergency education (for children in IDP camps).

The most recent emergency that KAAH is responding to is the massive displacement of an estimated 1,200,000 Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) inside and outside Mogadishu City; that has been caused by violent conflict between a UN and Western-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and opposition factions.

KAAH  Relief and has targeted IDP settlements in Mogadishu and in targeted areas in Middle and Lower Shabelle, Hiran, Galgadud  for emergency dry food distribution and wet feeding programs The emergency aid has gone to IDPs that are most at risk of starvation – an increasing threat in central Somalia today. The emergency assistance has been a combination of food, water and sanitation.