In a land shaped by drought, displacement, and conflict, children are fighting for more than food and shelter. They’re fighting for visibility, safety, and a place to call home.
Somalia is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a child. Years of civil conflict, climate disasters, and institutional collapse have left millions of children vulnerable to hunger, exploitation, and neglect. These are the three most urgent challenges:
Millions of children live in makeshift camps after being forced to flee drought, floods, or violence. Most lack consistent food, education, or emotional care — and grow up without a sense of home.
Somalia has one of the highest child malnutrition rates globally. Many children are born into hunger and face life-threatening health issues without access to pediatric care or clean water.
Armed groups continue to recruit children, while sexual violence and trafficking go largely unpunished. Child protection systems are underfunded, and survivors often receive no support.
Despite these challenges, Uganda’s children remain full of hope — dreaming of education, health, and opportunities for a better tomorrow.
At iam4allkids.org, we center the children who have lost everything — and support the organizations helping them rebuild, recover, and find safety. In Somalia, we amplify the work of grassroots heroes caring for those too often forgotten.
We:
Share stories of displaced children finding safety and support
Highlight community shelters, feeding clinics, and school tents
Advocate for emergency care, trauma healing, and long-term protection
In Somalia, survival is only the beginning. Every child deserves to thrive.
Somalia is not just in crisis — it’s in urgent need of sustained care for children.
Nearly 1.5 million children are displaced, many without adult protection
Over 50 percent of children under five suffer from acute malnutrition
Armed conflict, poverty, and collapsed institutions put children at daily risk
We believe that even in Somalia’s hardest places, children can be protected, loved, and supported.
Even where the world sees only crisis, care still takes root:
In dusty camps, children are learning to read beside donated chalkboards
In mobile clinics, babies once too weak to cry are gaining strength
In safe shelters, girls who fled violence are drawing their dreams in color
And because of your support, children in Somalia are no longer alone
Here, hope begins with a single safe place and someone who refuses to give up.
Elman Peace runs community shelters, school reintegration programs, and trauma care for children who have fled violence or lost their families. Their team works directly in camps and high-risk zones to support survivors of abuse and prevent child recruitment.
They also offer peacebuilding workshops where children learn they can lead change — not just survive it.
Elman Peace brings healing to places where childhood has been torn apart.
SAACID operates mobile feeding clinics, women-led kitchens, and mother-child nutrition programs in Mogadishu and surrounding areas. They screen children for malnutrition, provide high-protein meals, and offer health education for families living in crisis.
Their all-female team brings care, dignity, and survival to children most at risk of being forgotten.
SAACID turns hunger into healing.
In 2023, Elman Peace launched Safe Learning Zones in several displacement camps in Lower Shabelle. With donated tents, chalkboards, and peer mentors, over 500 children began learning again after years of interruption.
Youth who had never attended school now write their names, learn peacebuilding, and share meals together.
These spaces offer more than learning — they offer a future.
During a severe drought in 2024, SAACID led an emergency feeding campaign that reached over 3,000 children in informal settlements around Mogadishu. Their mobile clinics provided fortified porridge, rehydration therapy, and nutrition packets to families with no other support.
Mothers said they had walked for days just to find a meal for their babies.
SAACID made sure that journey ended in hope.
Meet the organizations bringing dignity, food, and safety to children facing the hardest realities:
Offering shelter, trauma care, and reintegration for children displaced or affected by conflict.
Providing nutrition, mobile feeding programs, and maternal-child health care in high-need areas.
Supporting girls and women through protection services, reproductive care, and education.
Distributing food, hygiene kits, and emergency relief to displaced families and youth.
Working in pastoralist regions to provide education and peacebuilding for children.
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