CARE INTERNATIONAL
Care has two main projects in Somalia:
- “Somaliland Partnership Project” In Somaliland, CARE is working with local organizations “to improve their ability to run projects and to provide access to clean water and basic sanitation as well as to develop agriculture.”
- “Puntland Health Partnership Program” In Puntland, CARE is working on “maternal health care facilities in the region and is enhancing the ability of women’s organizations to address the health needs of pregnant women.” For more information click here.
World Bank/UNDP Re-engagement on Somalia
As of part of its re-engagement strategy the world banks establish the main principles to assist Somalia:
- Provide public goods in the absence of a fully functional national government
- Focus on interventions unlikely to be reversed in the event of instability due to the high degree of uncertainty (e.g., knowledge-intensive investments aimed at capacity and institution-building)
- Emphasize strong income-generation through support to the private sector in the livestock area.
Than bank articulated its strategy as:
- Support to macro-economic data analysis and dialogue;
- Creation of an enabling environment for the livestock and meat industry;
- Coordinated action plan to address HIV/AIDS issues; and
- Capacity building for skills development/training centers.
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ADRA
ADRA is working “to increase availability of and accessibility of safe water for domestic use to 15L/person/day in drought affected areas and for livestock use. According to ADRA, “a total of 250 hand-dug wells have been rehabilitated, 750 wells cleaned and chlorinated and 8 boreholes and mini water supply systems rehabilitated by December 2005 from the start of the project in May 2000.”
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