Joint Response II

Project duration: January – December 2020
Location: Banadir State, South-Central Somalia

As part of the Joint Response phase 2 of the Dutch Relief Alliance, Help a Child and local partners work together to assist internally displaced people in Banadir State, South Central Somalia. Our intervention areas:

Water, sanitation and hygiene

• Distribution of water and hygiene kits
• Provision of water supply to a settlement for Internally Displaced People
• Informing people on proper hygiene and sanitation through care group members

Nutrition

• Comprehensive nutrition services at three health facilities
• Screening of children under five
• Provision of food ration for young children, pregnant and lactating women
• Admission of moderate and severe malnourished children to feeding programs

Health

• Promotion of the health of pregnant women, young mothers and baby’s
• Training of Skilled Birth Attendants to lower risks during birth
• Free malnutrition screening and vaccination
• Treatment of children under five for common child diseases
• Vaccination coverage program against measles