Somalia Bay Acute Crisis Joint Response 2022 (WV implementing part)

In 2022, Somalia experienced a historic drought following five consecutive failed rainy seasons that led to mass displacement, widespread death of livestock and a devastating food crisis, affecting 7.8M people. Although famine was projected between April and June 2023 for rural communities in Baidoa and Burhakaba districts in Bay Region and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Baidoa town and Mogadishu, a scale up in humanitarian assistance, helped avert the famine. The Somalia Bay region joint response project implemented by World Vision with local partner PASOS, contributed to the improvement of food and nutritional security as well as provided access to safe water for household consumption and protection assistance.