The Somalia Humanitarian Fund is supporting local NGOs to empower internally displaced people in #Somalia through cash assistance, helping them meet basic needs & rebuild their lives. #OCHAthanks الصندوق الكويتي للتنمية for your renewed support, which will enable us to continue this life-saving work.

This is what resilience looks like in action💪🏿 🛑 2023: Living in debt, skipping meals, hauling loads. ✅ 24/25: Running a retail shop, serving meals, employing others. See how Xaawo’s life changed through a cash-for-work program funded by Somalia Humanitarian Fund👇 unocha.org/news/it-was-sm…

As part of What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women & Girls, NoFYL held a powerful Theatre Forum in Wadajir, #Mogadishu. The session provided space for open dialogue on #GBV issues affecting women in the community, with focus on FGM, child marriage, & gender inequality.

NoFYL have successfully launched a 3-month tie & dye skills training at our WGSS in #Doolow. The training program, supported by UNICEF Somalia, is equipping 30 women & girls with valuable skills for self-reliance & income generation. Wish them luck on this exciting journey!

Yasmin is one of the many adolescent girls who received dignity kit from NoFYL. Alongside the distribution, our team engaged her and other girls in informative sessions on menstrual hygiene management & address challenges & taboos around menstrual hygiene. UNICEF Somalia

Today on #WorldYouthSkillsDay, we celebrate the power of skills to transform lives. In #Gedo, our tie & dye training equips young women & girls with the tools to become self-reliant, thanks to UNICEF Somalia. 📸Swipe to see our graduates who launched small businesses👏🏿👏🏿

Productive visit in #Doolow! This week, UNICEF Somalia's team led by Justine Raymond visited our women & girls safe space in Kabasa camp where NoFYL is implementing adolescent programming. They engaged the girls & gathered feedbacks to strengthen adol. girls programming toolkit

Smiles like these are possible thanks to the support of partners like Somalia Humanitarian Fund. In May this year, NoFYL distributed PSS kits containing protective & recreation items to 330 boys & girls in Kismayo. 🔗Read how these kits support their wellbeing: bit.ly/3IvGz18

In an effort to strengthen protection & accountability, NoFYL staff in Bardheere & Doolow were trained on: ▶️Aid Diversion ▶️Accountability to Affected Population ▶️Prevention of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse ▶️Community-based Complaint Mechanisms 🙏 UNICEF Somalia for supporting

What began as a temporary income intervention evolved into a foundation for long-term empowerment & community resilience. Xaawo, once resorting to skipping meals, owns her own shop and inspires others. 💙Humanitarian action can change lives. NoFYL Somalia Humanitarian Fund

At the 💙 of our UNICEF Somalia-funded #GBV response is the economic empowerment of women & girls. in #Doolow, 30 women & girls are learning new skills through tie & dye training at our WGSS. 🌟The skills gained will give them a chance to generate income for their families.✨

During their first year in the displacement camp, Mohamud, 9, and Mohamed, 10, had a hard time adjusting to the changes in their lives. NoFYL's child-friendly spaces supported by UNICEF Somalia provide psychosocial support to help children like them manage stress & anxiety💚

(1/3) NCRI, in partnership with Dayniile District and @NoFYLsom, conducted a wide-ranging assessment of living conditions in IDP camps in the Kurdamac section of Dayniile District. The visit focused on assessing needs in food, health, shelter, sanitation, and education.

Partnering to Empower Adolescent Girls! Today marks the last day of UNICEF’s 4-day training of 6 partner organisations. This will equip them to roll out the 'Girl Shine - Adolescent Girls Lifeskills Curriculum' across Somalia; thanks to support from Bundesentwicklungsministerium German Cooperation.

As humanitarians, we are committed to protecting those most vulnerable. In #Bardheere & #Doolow, we trained community members on aid diversion, prevention of sexual exploitation & abuse, accountability to affected populations & complaint mechanisms. Thanks to UNICEF Somalia🤝🏿

In times of conflict, women & girls often flee with nothing but the clothes on their backs. In Doolow, NoFYL, with support from UNICEF Somalia, is distributing dignity kits to new arrival women & girls displaced from Beled-Xaawo to restore their dignity & meet urgent needs.

Our #PhotoOfTheDay is this beautiful portrait of Garmamo Abdi, 17, during the distribution of dignity kits in #Doolow. With support from UNICEF Somalia, NoFYL is providing dignity kits and promoting personal hygiene awareness, helping girls like Garmamo stay in school.