Since July 2011, SOS Children's Villages has provided Emergency Relief Programs to save lives and improve living conditions for more than 70,000 victims of the East African drought and famine.
Since July 2011, SOS Children’s Villages has provided Emergency Relief Programs to save lives and improve living conditions for more than 70,000 victims of the East African drought and famine. With medical services, food, water, and other essential supplies, SOS accommodated children and families in need in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.
Over the past month alone, over 7,000 internally displaced Somalis received therapeutic feeding and medical treatment at the SOS Emergency Medical Center located at the Badbado IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camp in Mogadishu.
At the emergency medical centers in Mogadishu and in the Bay region of southern Somalia, therapeutic feeding programs have saved the lives of thousands of children and mothers who also receive vital vaccines and treatment for various conditions like diarrhea, measles, and malaria. The distribution of food and other essential supplies is being constantly adapted to suit the unique requirements of displaced families.
In the Badbado camp, SOS Children’s Villages emergency responders have created child-friendly spaces to address the psychological and social needs of children who have been traumatized by the disaster. In these spaces, boys and girls who require temporary care while their parents seek relief aid for their families can participate in age-appropriate, hands-on educational activities in a secure, nurturing environment.
Watch a short video about Emergency Relief Efforts in East Africa from SOS Children's Villages here.
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