The rain has reached Bardheere before the river has.
Our teams assessed 14 flood-exposed locations on 25 September. The Juba is still low, but heavy local rain has already collapsed shelters, flooded latrines and fouled shallow wells in the displacement sites — and the town will meet the Deyr season without its bridge.
The forecast gives a greater than 90% chance of above-normal rain from October to December. The assessment sets out who is exposed, what is already in place, and what is still unfunded.
“We sleep with our shoes on.”Woman in an IDP focus group, Bardheere, September 2026
Where things stand
From our Rapid Needs Assessment · data to 29 September 2026
- Assessed14 at-risk locations, through interviews and focus groups with site leaders, health workers, women's groups and persons with disabilities.
- ApprovedOne USD 100 anticipatory cash transfer for 10,667 households, paid when WFP activates ahead of flood impact.
- BuildingMardha mini-bridge built; Suuqyare evacuation road, Kurman valley desilting and Arjino embankment under way.
- RunningTwo health facilities and six community health sites — outpatient care, antenatal visits and malnutrition treatment.
- UnfundedSafe water and latrines, shelter kits, cash after the flood, health outreach, a nutrition buffer and early warning.
Seats at the Table in Somalia
Alongside our work in the field, Lifeline Gedo now serves where Somalia's humanitarian response is steered — nationally, in Mogadishu, and at district level in Gedo.
Abdifatah Ahmed Mohamud
- National · Humanitarian financingSomalia Humanitarian Fund — Advisory BoardElected by members of the Somali NGO Consortium in August 2026 as an NGO representative for a two-year term. The Board advises the Humanitarian Coordinator on the Fund's strategy, risk management, transparency and performance.
- Mogadishu · NGO coordinationSomali NGO Consortium — Mogadishu Advisory BoardLifeline Gedo was elected to the Consortium's Mogadishu Advisory Board in 2026. He holds the organisation's seat.
Asma Ibrahim Barre
- District · Area Based CoordinationCo-Chair, ABC — Dolow, Belet Hawo & ElwakBrings partners, ministries and local authorities together to map services, coordinate shock response and run joint assessments.
These are service roles. NGO representatives on the SHF Advisory Board act for the wider NGO community rather than for their own organisations. Read the full announcement →
From the Clinic to the Canal
Photographs from our teams and the communities they live in — health, water, farming, flood works and savings groups across Gedo.
Four Programs. One Integrated Response.
Health, food security, water, and resilience — delivered together for the most vulnerable communities across Somalia's Gedo region.
Health & Nutrition
Mobile clinics and malnutrition treatment reaching Gedo's most remote communities.
- 50,000+ children treated for severe acute malnutrition
- 18 health facilities rehabilitated and equipped
Food Security & Livelihoods
Emergency food assistance, cash and livelihood support for drought-affected families.
- 15,000+ families reached with emergency food assistance
- 8,000+ families supported with cash transfers
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Borehole rehabilitation and hygiene promotion preventing waterborne disease.
- 45 boreholes restored throughout Gedo
- 120,000+ residents with clean water access
Resilience & Early Recovery
Savings groups, women's empowerment, and disaster risk reduction.
- 2,400 women in savings and loan groups
- 60 villages trained in disaster risk reduction
Nine Projects Running Now
What Lifeline Gedo is implementing today across Gedo, Banadir and Middle Jubba.
Building Resilient Communities in Somalia — BRCiS III
FCDO · Oct 2023 – Jun 2028Gedo region ActivePreventing Wasting in the Mandera Triangle — Hanaano
Irish Aid, through Concern Worldwide · Apr 2024 – Dec 2026Mandera Triangle · Gedo region ActiveDurable Solutions for Displaced Communities
FCDO · Oct 2023 – Jun 2028Bardhere district, Gedo ActiveCaafimaad Plus — Integrated Health & Nutrition
ECHO, through the Caafimaad Plus Consortium · since 2019Bardhere · Garbahaarey · Belet Xaawo ActiveRelief Assistance & Baxnaano Social Safety Net
World Food Programme · since 2024Gedo region ActiveMulti-Purpose Cash Assistance
ECHO, through the Somali Cash Consortium · since 2023Gedo region ActiveEmergency WASH in Urban Displacement Settings
Somalia Humanitarian Fund · since 2024Banadir region ActiveHydroponics for Climate-Smart Food Production
GIZ, direct funding · since 2025Gedo region ActiveTERRA, RAF & Danwadaag Resilience Programmes
Multi-donor resilience portfolioGedo · Banadir · Middle JubbaEight People. Eight Seasons Turned Around.
Farmers, mothers and pastoralists from Bardhere, Dollow and Belet Xaawo, in their own words. Scroll across and open any story.
Water, Light and Hope
Hawa · Bantaal village, GedoRead her story →
From Despair to Hope
Fatuma Ibrahim Noor · Shimbirole East, BardhereRead her story →
Seeds of Strength
Maama Maryan Mohamud · Bula Qalooc, DollowRead her story →
A Farmer Again
Abdiyo Hussein Muse · Oda, Belet XaawoRead the story →
Rebuilding a Farm the Floods Buried
Fatuma Abdullahi Abdirahman · Bandar, BardhereRead her story →
Four Bales, and a Herd That Held
Tamima Adan Abdirahman · Bulacadey, BardhereRead her story →
From Loss to Resilience
Hawa Abdiladif Adan · Shimbirole East, BardhereRead her story →
From Loss to Regeneration
Binta Hared Dayyib · Horseed IDP site, BardhereRead her story →Watch the Work
Short films made with the communities we serve — water, health, farming and innovation in Gedo and Banadir.
Improving Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
Somalia Humanitarian Fund · Daynille, Banadir
Delivering Lifesaving Community Healthcare in Shimbirole
Caafimaad Plus · with Concern Worldwide
Empowering Cooperative Farmers in Somalia
BRCiS · Bardhere district
Growing Food Without Soil
GIZ · hydroponics, Gedo regionOur Own Assessments, in Full
Collected by Somali enumerators in the communities we serve, cross-checked, and published with the gaps left in.
Bardheere District Rapid Needs Assessment
Flood exposure, El Niño outlook and response gaps in 14 at-risk locations.
Read the assessment →Rural Livelihood and Resilience Programme — Impact Report
Cooperative strengthening and our most detailed market assessment to date.
Read the impact report →Impact of the Ongoing Drought in Gedo Region
Multi-sectoral rapid needs assessment across 18 locations.
Read the assessment →Gedo's Evidence, Carried Into the Room
From Brussels to Belém, our teams take what communities tell us to the places where climate finance, nutrition and localisation are decided.
Somalia's Hunger Crisis Is Not Over.
Following four failed rainy seasons, millions of Somalis face acute food insecurity. Gedo region — already the most neglected — is on the brink. Lifeline Gedo is on the frontline, every single day.
"We will not leave until every family in Gedo has clean water, food, and healthcare. That is our promise — and our record since 2005."
What your gift delivers
| $10 | Emergency food rations for one family for a week |
| $25 | Treats one malnourished child for a full month |
| $50 | Clean water for a family for three months |
| $100 | Mobile health clinic visit to a remote village |
| $250 | Livelihood inputs for one family for a season |
| $500 | Full borehole rehabilitation serving 500 people |
Why Donors Fund Us Directly
We are not an intermediary. Lifeline Gedo is a Somali organisation with staff living in the communities we serve — which is why we reach villages international teams cannot, and why pooled funds and bilateral donors increasingly allocate to us directly rather than through a chain of partners.
Direct access to pooled and bilateral funds
The Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates to us directly — a mechanism that requires passing UN-managed due diligence, accountability and reporting standards. GIZ funds us bilaterally.
Full consortium membership, not sub-contracting
Full member of BRCiS since 2026, alongside Caafimaad Plus and the Somali Cash Consortium — membership earned on systems, compliance and delivery record.
We generate our own evidence
Our teams design and run their own assessments — 48 market assessments and 168 trader interviews in a single study — and we publish the findings in full, including the gaps.
Sector-specific technical departments
Six qualified technical teams — resilience, WASH, agriculture and livelihoods, health and nutrition, TVET and protection — not generalists redeployed between sectors.
An unbroken 21-year delivery record
230+ projects completed since 2006 without a break in presence, through drought, flood, displacement and conflict.
We Do Not Travel to Gedo. We Are From It.
Founded in 2005 in Belet Hawa and Elwak, with our head office in Dollow. Our staff live in the districts they serve — through the season, through the shock, and through the months when movement is difficult for everyone else.
12 districts with operational presence across Gedo, with expansion into Banadir (Mogadishu) and Middle Jubba (Bu'aale district).
Partners & Institutional Donors
For over 21 years, Lifeline Gedo has earned the trust of the world's leading humanitarian institutions — delivering accountable, locally-led programs across Somalia's Gedo region.
Partners
Since 2009
Since 2021
Since 2024
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Consortiums
Since 2013 · direct member 2026
Since 2019
Since 2023Donors
Let's Work Together
Whether you want to donate, partner with us, volunteer, or simply learn more — our team is ready to hear from you.