From the Field in Gedo
The latest updates from our teams across Luuq, Dolow, Belet Hawa, and beyond.
Food assistance, BardhereLifeline Gedo Scales Up Response to Renewed Drought Across Gedo Region
As Somalia faces its fourth consecutive failed rainy season, our teams have scaled up food and water assistance to over 12,000 families across Luuq, Dolow, and Belet Hawa districts, deploying emergency water trucking to communities without access to clean water.
Executive Director Elected to the Somalia Humanitarian Fund Advisory Board
Somalia's NGOs have elected Abdifatah Ahmed Mohamud as one of their representatives on the SHF Advisory Board for 2026–2028. Lifeline Gedo was also elected to the Somali NGO Consortium's Mogadishu Advisory Board. Read the announcement →
Bardheere Before the Flood: New Rapid Needs Assessment Published
Our teams assessed 14 flood-exposed locations in Bardheere ahead of the Deyr rains. Local rain has already damaged shelters, latrines and wells, and district flood readiness scores 18.6 out of 100. Read the assessment →
Mobile Clinics Reach 8,000 Children in Remote Villages
Our mobile health teams provided primary care and nutrition screening to 8,000 children in previously underserved remote villages.
New Three-Year Cooperation Agreement with UNHCR
A new three-year agreement supports internally displaced persons through shelter and livelihood assistance across Gedo.
Six New Boreholes Completed in Beled Hawo
Six new boreholes now provide clean water to approximately 5,000 residents across three villages.
400 Women Graduate from Savings Groups in Luuq
Village Savings and Loan Associations graduated 400 women in Luuq District who have gone on to establish small businesses.
Cash Transfers Reach 3,200 Families in the Lean Season
Cash transfers reached 3,200 drought-affected families during the lean season, preventing acute malnutrition.
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