QC implements project for flood-hit Somali farmers

Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented a project to support young farmers who were affected by the floods which hit Somalia in the past years.

This project is considered part of the Early Recovery program designed to help the floods-affected in Middle Shebelle.

The project supports 250 poor farming families which live by the Shebelle bank in Jawhar Province. They will receive manual ploughing tools, seeds and pesticides. A total of 250 hectares of lands would be reformed, one hectare for each family.

In order to help the farming families permanently benefit from the running river, QC provided 10 engines for irrigation. In addition, 10km of irrigation canals were rehabilitated to help the beneficiaries farm throughout the whole year.

Mohammed Hussein, QC’s Office Director in Somalia, thanked the philanthropists of Qatar for their efforts. “This reflects the goodness of the giving Qatari community. Helping our brothers and sisters in Somalia in the fields of shelter, food, medications and others springs from the Qataris’ understanding of their moral and religious duty towards the needy people around the world,” he said.

QC recently started implementing its urgent relief project for the people who were affected by the drought which hit Somalia Land, to the North West of Somalia. The project targets around 30,000 affected family members. The food supplies, clean water, and medications will be distributed to them.

The project also includes delivering 3,000 food supplies to the drought-affected families for a whole month. In addition, 7,875 affected people will receive clean water through water tanks. 2,000 people will receive health services through mobile clinics which aim at carrying out medical tests and dispensing medications.

The Peninsula