Beiträge zum Thema Somalia & Somaliland

Participants and facilitators posing for a group photo during Inclusive Food Security Training, Peace  Hotel, Mogadishu, Somalia

Building Inclusive Food Security in Somalia

How can food security programmes better include persons with disabilities? In August 2024, humanitarian actors, food security specialists and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) came together in Mogadishu to explore practical solutions. Through the newly launched Inclusive Food Security training package, participants strengthened their capacity to make food security and cash assistance programmes more […]

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The Somali Translation of the Global IASC Guidelines Is Available Now!

This new translation, produced through the Phase 4 – Leave No One Behind! and From Guidelines to Action projects, strengthens access to globally recognised guidance on inclusive humanitarian action. Developed in collaboration with persons with disabilities and their representative organisations, the Guidelines place disability inclusion at the centre of humanitarian response and recovery efforts. Read […]

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Advancing Disability-Inclusive Humanitarian Action: 2026 Priorities and Progress

As we move forward in Phase 4 – Leave no one behind! (LNOB), we are happy to share our recent progress, challenges, and collaborative efforts. From new learning resources to pilot trainings and insightful research, we continue to advance disability-inclusive humanitarian action. Second LNOB All-Team Workshop in Cameroon In May the whole LNOB Team came […]

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LNOB Consortium and OPD Partners Gather in Cameroon to Exchange on Disability-Inclusive Humanitarian Coordination

From 11–15 May 2026, the Leave no one behind! (LNOB) project team met in Cameroon for its second consortium workshop. The five-day event brought together representatives from HI, CBM, and all six country teams, as well as OPD-partners to exchange, reflect, strategize, and advance disability-inclusion in humanitarian action and coordination. The workshop featured relevant topics […]

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Persons with Disabilities Lead Change

For years, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Somaliland struggled to have their voices heard within humanitarian coordination spaces. Forums were often inaccessible, and critical decisions about aid planning and delivery were made without meaningful input from persons with disabilities. Leaders like Mowlid Mohamed Odowaa, Executive Director of the Somaliland Blind Organization (SOBO) and […]

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Hear from our OPD partners about their collaboration with LNOB

We are pleased to share new videos featuring our collaboration with Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). In these testimonials, our OPD partners from East Africa reflect on how the partnership with LNOB has influenced their work and increased their impact in humanitarian coordination. The Regional Peer Exchange Workshop, held in Kampala in February 2026, […]

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Regional East Africa iWASH Training promotes disability-inclusive WASH Programming

In a significant step toward fostering disability-inclusive Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programming, 21 regional WASH actors from 12 organizations recently gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for a practical iWASH training. The workshop, held over four days, brought together participants from Kenya, Sudan/South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Somalia, including representatives from UN agencies and national and […]

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OPD representatives from East Africa laugh and wave in front of a presentation at a peer-exchange event.

Partnering with OPDs: Knowledge Exchange, Expertise Strengthening and Networking Among East African OPDs

From February 24–26, 2026, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) from South Sudan, Somalia/Somaliland, and Uganda gathered in Kampala for a Regional Peer Exchange Workshop, organized by our Phase 4- Leave No One Behind (LNOB) project together with African Disability Forum (ADF). The event focused on fostering cross-country learning, strengthening expertise, and networking to advance […]

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Phase 4 – Our 2025 Achievements and the Path Ahead

Humanitarian action is currently facing complex challenges, making it more important than ever to ensure that no one is left behind in crises. In 2025, the first year of Phase 4 – Leave no one behind!, we continued to work on advancing disability-inclusive humanitarian action in our 6 project countries and at the global level. […]

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