Community and civil society organisations
Save the Children in Somalia
Save the Children says it has worked in Somalia since 1951, in health, nutrition, schooling and child protection. It reports reaching 3.5 million people, including 1.9 million children, across 17 regions in 2025. In 2026 it reported that child admissions for severe malnutrition had nearly tripled in six months.
What it does
Save the Children is an international charity for children. It says it has worked in Somalia since 1951, giving health, nutrition, education and child protection services. It reports reaching 3.5 million people, including 1.9 million children, across 17 regions of the country in 2025 (Save the Children, 2026).
What it reports in 2026
Save the Children has issued several statements on hunger in Somalia in 2026:
- that admissions of children with severe acute malnutrition to its centres nearly tripled in six months (Save the Children, 2026);
- that one in three people faced severe food shortages, as hunger rose towards its 2022 peak (Save the Children, 2026);
- that the Middle East conflict pushed up food and fuel prices and delayed aid (Save the Children, 2026).
It reports that the European Union renewed funding for health and nutrition services in seven drought-hit districts (Save the Children Somalia).
Who leads it
Save the Children releases in 2026 quote Mohamed Mohamud Hassan as Country Director for Somalia. A June 2026 release quotes Mohamed Abdulkadir Said as Acting Country Director (Save the Children, 2026; Save the Children, 2026).
The money
OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS) records humanitarian funding that donors and agencies report to it. It is not the whole budget of an organisation, and recent years are still being filled in. FTS lists these amounts received by Save the Children for work in Somalia (OCHA FTS):
| Year | Humanitarian funding recorded (US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | US$12.6 million |
| 2025 | US$12.0 million |
| 2026, to November | US$14.3 million |
The same figures for 212 organisations are on this site's aid funding list.
How the work is shared
The federal bodies for its main areas of work are the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education. UN figures on child malnutrition are on the UNICEF page.
Sources
- Save the Children, 2026 · savethechildren.net
- Save the Children, 2026 · savethechildren.net
- Save the Children, 2026 · savethechildren.net
- Save the Children Somalia · savethechildren.net
- OCHA FTS · fts.unocha.org
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Where this matters
- Muqdisho (Mogadishu) and BanaadirMogadishu (Muqdisho) is Somalia's capital and makes up the Banadir region, with about 2.97 million people in 20 districts.
- Hargeysa (Hargeisa) and Woqooyi GalbeedWoqooyi Galbeed is the north-western region that holds Hargeisa (Hargeysa) and the port of Berbera, with about 1 to 1.45 million people.
- Boosaaso (Bosaso) and BariBari is Puntland's north-east region, with the port city of Bosaso (Boosaaso) as its capital and about 1.28 million people.
- Baydhabo (Baidoa) and BayBay is a farming region in South West State, with Baidoa (Baydhabo) as its main city and about 1.25 to 1.8 million people.
- Garbahaarrey (Garbaharey) and GedoGedo is the south-western region on the borders with Kenya and Ethiopia, with Garbahaarrey as its capital and about 1 million people.
Same era
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- Birmingham (Somali diaspora)About 17,000 to 21,600 Somalis live in Birmingham (Census 2021), mostly in Nechells, Newtown, Small Heath and Alum Rock. History, work, health and ties home.
- Bristol (Somali diaspora)9,167 people in Bristol identified as Somali or Somalilander in Census 2021, the city's largest minority group. Where they live, work, housing, leaders and ties home.
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada2,845 people of Somali origin lived in Calgary at the 2021 Census, plus 890 in Brooks. How they came, who serves them and what they face.
- Denmark (Somali diaspora)21,885 people of Somali origin lived in Denmark in 2026, half born there. Numbers, history, work, permit reviews, and ties home.
- DjiboutiAbout 13,900 refugees from Somalia live in Djibouti (Aug 2026): numbers since 1990, Ali Addeh, Holl-Holl, the 2017 refugee law, Arta 2000 and 2025 returns.
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