Global online campaign delivers 60 tonnes of aid to Somalia as plane lands in Mogadishu

The Turkish Airlines cargo plane carrying 60 tonnes of food aid as part of the global campaign initiative led by the French social media superstar Jerome Jarre landed in Mogadishu Monday.

The plane emblazoned with the campaign’s twitter hashtag #LoveArmyForSomalia was donated by the Turkish Airlines to transport food aid to Somalia which had been collected through crowd funding initiatives globally.

The initiative surpassed its $2 million target in 17 days raising $2.5 million. Jarre is also in Somalia to bolster the initiative.

The initiative through the gofundme platform said the Turkish Airlines had also agreed to ship food containers on their commercial flight to Somalia until the drought ends.