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Halima’s story : surviving Somalia’s conflict
What strikes you at first sight is how young she looks. However, her deep-set brown eyes tell a different story. They te...
Read ArticleMake a New Year’s Resolution that really matters
Ruth Tabu photographed outside her hut in Bidi Bidi refugee camp in northern Uganda, where Trócaire is assisting refuge...
Read ArticleTrócaire responding to floods in Kenya and Somalia
Trócaire is responding and will be providing food, water and other aid to 12,000 people over the coming weeks. Th...
Read ArticleFailed rains leave Somalis fearful
A camp for displaced people in Dollow, Somalia, where Trócaire is providing emergency aid. (Photo: Amunga Eshuchi)...
Read ArticleEast Africa drought crisis continues out of the media spotlight
Earlier this year, we launched a humanitarian appeal to support people affected by the ongoing drought crisis in East Af...
Read ArticleIrish Aid ships 75 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Somalia
Somalia is the world’s most fragile state. Decades of conflict and recurrent drought have forced millions from their h...
Read ArticleImagine if you had never had your first day at school
Somalia is one of the most inaccessible countries on earth and children are growing up through war, drought and famine. ...
Read ArticleToday’s humanitarian emergencies must learn from Somalia’s history
Trócaire has worked in Somalia since the famine of 1992 and it is one of the most difficult situations we have ever fac...
Read ArticleEast Africa hunger crisis in 5 stark numbers
Prolonged drought is causing a widespread hunger crisis across East African countries. Somalia, South Sudan and parts...
Read ArticleCholera and hunger threaten Somalia
“I was on my knees fixing IV drips to people’s arms as they lay on the ground,” said Abdi Tari Ali, who works for ...
Read Article70 million hit by extreme food shortages
Extreme food shortages are occurring across a number of African countries, with large areas of East Africa worst affecte...
Read ArticleSomali Government pledges to pass legislation banning Female Genital Mutilation
Trócaire and fellow Irish charity Ifrah Foundation took part in a high level conference on FGM...
Read ArticleAward recognises Trócaire’s healthcare work in Somalia
Trócaire Somalia has received an award acknowledging its health care delivery in Gedo Region for the last two deca...
Read ArticleRecovering from TB and malnutrition in Somalia
Fardoza sits on her father’s arms, looking on as he talks with a doctor from Luuq hospital in Gedo, Somalia. She’s o...
Read ArticleAvoiding home births to reduce maternal deaths in Gedo, Somalia
Caption: Traditional Birth Attendant, Binta Ibrahim, with Fatuma Kassim, a new mother she helped refer to deliver at the...
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