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SOMALILAND DROUGHT: AFHA Calls for urgent aid

June 24, 2012 · 309324 Comments2012-06-25+05%3A58%3A16Sahra+Farah

Aden Jama of Waridaad village lost 80 percent of his livestock in 2011 droughts. Oxfam East Africa photo.

Amoud Foundation for Horn of Africa Press Release

HARGEISA – Somaliland June 24, 2012

Amoud Foundation for Horn of Africa(AFHA) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation of drought- affected population in the coastal area of Somaliland. A fact-finding team lead by Amoud Foundation Horn of Africa Representative, Abdiwahab Egeh Ahmed who visited the Awdal , Salal and Gabiley has witnessed the terrible situation of the people living there.

It is estimated that 150,000 pastoralists in the coastal area of Somaliland are affected by the drought and need immediate humanitarian assistance.

According to the fact finding team, the drought has caused the deaths of dozens of people, the displacement of 90% of the population from their villages, and millions of dollars worth of damage to livestock and agriculture.

Although the most concern is the coastal areas of Awdal, Salal, and Gabiley , the pastoralists of remote places of Guban (mountain area) were also reported to be suffering from severe hunger. Amoud Foundation is asking the International Humanitarian Agencies, Governments and People of Somaliland to act now in order to avert a looming disaster that could soon become a repeat of what happened in Southern Somalia last year.

HOW TO HELP: Please donate online at www.amoudfoundation.com

Amoud Foundation for Horn of Africa
Hargeisa, Somaliland

Phone: 2522-455-8451

amoud@amoudfoundation.com

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By Sahra Farah

SadeTraveller says:

Its high time the TFG starts shipping the aid which is just sitting in the warehouses in Muqdisho to these affected areas in the Northern parts of the country while working closely with the local administration of somaliland.

12:37 am on June 25, 2012

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Aydid Somaliland says:

Why is it that the world community were so silent about this human tragedy? Are they waiting until children and elders start dying? Where is world food program, when it comes to people of this region?

BY concerned citizen of the world.

12:42 am on June 25, 2012

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ali jama says:

It’s time to help. help it’s on The way my concern is Aid agencies must go direct were The drought is assess & distribute food & medicine as soon as possible. cuz if This aid controls by The local addmin it could sold to local market it happen so many times. even when The last drought hit some parts of The south all donated food TFG did not control.

1:46 am on June 25, 2012

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- SadeTraveller says:
  
  I have just talked to one of my uncles in the TFG, the cabinet has approved and order shipment of aid stored in the port of Xamar to Hargeysa immediately inshallah!
  
  2:00 am on June 25, 2012
  
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