Somalia
Projects

Mercy-USA for Aid and Development with the support of Educate a Child (EAC) and the government of Somalia began a comprehensive education project in Somalia last year to support thousands of students in some of the poorest parts of Somalia….

Clean Water is Only Half the Story for a Mother and her Children in Somalia What does “safe water” mean to you? For most of us, it means water that won’t make us sick if we drink it. To many…

The most innocent victims of war and environmental disaster are children and their mothers. According to UNICEF Somalia has one of the highest child and maternal mortality rates in the world. One in eight children dies before reaching the age…

 According to the United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), “The humanitarian situation in Somalia has deteriorated rapidly. Unless a massive and urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance takes place in the coming weeks, famine could soon…

According the World Health Organization, tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem and is one of the most common communicable diseases in Somalia. Since 1994, Mercy-USA has been undertaking a well-recognized TB treatment and prevention program in Somalia. This…

Families who have been devastated by four years of severe drought in Somalia are suffering from an ironic weather event. At the end of April, flash floods swept through parts of Somalia and washed away or flooded makeshift homes of…

Mercy-USA periodically provides food and other essential items to Somali families in need during Ramadan and Eid Al Adha, as well as at times of emergency or natural disasters. Your generous charitable gift supports Mercy-USA’s work in Somalia.

Mercy-USA offers veterinary support to Somali pastoralists who have been struggling to keep their flocks healthy due to severe conditions caused by drought and war.  Ibrahim Alio, his wife and their 8 kids depend on the success of his flock…