IFRC

Somalia

28 November 2011

Helping displaced people survive in the barren hills of Somaliland

Somalia Red Crescent volunteers daily assist displaced people ever since Somaliland declared independence two decades ago. An example of people-to-people assistance across continents.
Celebrating the value of volunteering in Somalia
19 May 2011

Celebrating the value of volunteering in Somalia

This World Red Cross Red Crescent day, the Somali Red Crescent decided to literally show the value of volunteers by providing first aid demonstrations, and ...
Saint Lucia: Red Cross reponds to devastation caused by Hurricane Tomas
5 November 2010

Saint Lucia: Red Cross reponds to devastation caused by Hurricane Tomas

As Hurricane Tomas passed over the Antilles, it brought heavy rains and sustained winds of more than 90 miles to Saint Lucia.
No end in sight for flood-stricken Somalia
11 December 2006

No end in sight for flood-stricken Somalia

Flooded roads and tracks continue to hinder the delivery of emergency relief supplies to some 350,000 people affected by the worst floods Somalia has seen in a decade.
Somali Red Crescent cleans up the tsunami mess
24 February 2005

Somali Red Crescent cleans up the tsunami mess

Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) volunteers have since 29 December been engaged up in a massive cleaning operation in Hafun, a thriving fishing town sitting on a ...
11 February 2005

Somalis pick up the pieces after the tsunami

Hawa is an enterprising young woman.
Somalis learn from the tsunami disaster
27 January 2005

Somalis learn from the tsunami disaster

Abdirisak’s life will never be the same again.
Red Crescent clinics provide unique lifeline for Somalis
17 December 2002

Red Crescent clinics provide unique lifeline for Somalis

In Somalia, life expectancy is just 47 years; every day 45 Somali women die as a result of complications during pregnancy or childbirth; only one in ten infants is ...
11 February 2002

Somali Red Crescent joins inter-agency vaccination drive against meningitis

"A strong volunteer base helped us fight a disease we had not experienced in decades," says Ali Sheikh, the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) coordinator in Somaliland.

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