pastoralists
Saving water to secure the future on the Somaliland-Ethiopia border
Water is life. Water is on everyone’s mind, and as we observe World Water Day on 22 March, the time has come for us to take action and find ways to conserve this limited resource so that future generations can also make use of it.
Somalia region hit by cyclone urgently needs aid, agencies say
Over 100,000 people devastated by the recent cyclone in Somalia are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. NGOs in Somalia have been working with Puntland authorities and UN agencies to determine how best to respond to save lives.
Niger communities say they will run out of food before next harvest, joint study shows
According to a recent field study conducted in communities in western and eastern Niger, between 70 and 90 per cent of people estimate their food stocks will run out before the next harvest, creating an imminent ‘hunger gap’.
Chad food crisis: Oxfam goat vaccination program
In 2012 countries across the Sahel region are once again facing a serious food crisis. This ecologically fragile region is becoming increasingly vunerable to insufficient rainfall, and fluctuating animal and food prices that are affecting millions of pastoral and agro-pastoralists across this region of Africa.
Turkana by Night: Dreams of past and future in Kenya
Alejandro Chaskielberg traveled to Turkana, Kenya with Oxfam to take snapshots of everyday life using moonlight supplemented with artificial lighting. He met Peter Abwell, a former pastoralist who became a fisherman before starting his own business.
Drought worsens crisis in Somalia

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