All stories related to Somalia
Award-winning documentary series launches new season with profile of ACT member
Jan 09, 2013
A profile of Church World Service kicks off the 18th season of a popular U.S. documentary series and features an interview with ACT governing board member, Donna Derr.
One year on, progress visible in Horn of Africa
Sep 14, 2012
Last year more than 13 million people were starving in the Horn of Africa. ACT Alliance has not only provided emergency relief to hundreds of thousands, but has worked to better prepare them for a more resilient future.
ACT's emergency response in Somalia and Kenya: a snapshot
Jul 26, 2011
ACT at work: video about some of the practical steps being taken by ACT Alliance to respond to drought in Kenya and Somalia
This famine knocks on everyone's door
Jul 22, 2011
ACT aid worker Abdi Egal describes the devastating choices south Somali families are forced to make as they flee the famine
ACT in Somalia
International organisations in Somalia
Organisations funding work in Somalia
- Brot für die Welt (BfdW) (Bread for the World)
- Christian Aid (CA)
- Church of Sweden (CoS)
- Diakonie Austria
- Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)
- Finn Church Aid (FCA)
- Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
About Somalia
- Population: 9.1 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Mogadishu
- Area: 637,657sq km (246,201 sq miles)
- Major languages: Somali, Arabic, Italian, English
- Major religion: Islam
- Life expectancy: 48 years (men), 51 years (women)
- Monetary unit: 1 Somali shilling = 100 cents
- Main exports: Livestock, bananas, hides, fish
- GNI per capita: N/A