Child Sponsor Somalia

It's a tragedy that a generation of Somalia children are being forced to grow up knowing nothing but famine, war and conflict. The life expectancy in Somalia is just 57.4 years (2019) and over 60% of the population is under the age of twenty-five with just over 40% of children in primary school, one of the lowest enrollment rates in the world. The country also has one of the highest youth unemployment rates, leaving those young people vulnerable to recruit by terrorist groups. All this against a backdrop of regular droughts and floods causing food shortages and the inevitable unemployment that has driven hundreds of thousands of Somalis from their homes.

Somalia is effectively a failed state in conflict and doesn't even have a Human Development Index score as there is insufficient data on the status of the country's citizens due to the ongoing political instability and violence. As such, most of the work in Somalia is to get humanitarian aid in quickly then withdraw and leave longer term planning until there is some semblance of order in the country. As a result, millions are suffering both physical and emotional trauma as well as shortages of life essentials. For these reasons there are limited child sponsor programs in Somalia, however, as ever, SOS Children's Villages continue to provide care for orphaned and abandoned children. You can help when your sponsor a child in Somalia.

Child Sponsor Somalia: The Lighthouse Project

In a shameless bit of self-promotion, read this novel by the African Volunteer Network team about volunteering in Uganda. "Well worth the read especially for those working with non-profits abroad. In fact, it should be required reading."

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Child Sponsor Somalia: SOS Children's Villages

With SOS Children, you can help orphaned and abandoned children when you sponsor a child in Somalia.

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Child Sponsor Somalia: Taakulo Somali Community

There are very few child sponsor programs in Somalia so you may wish to support the Taakulo Somali Community who help disadvantaged people and communities throughout Somali by engaging in development and related activities and also providing relief support and assistance and well as offering sponsorship for poor students.

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Child Sponsor Somalia: Somalia Children

About life for children in Somalia in facts, information and video where more than 70% live in poverty with details of projects and programs to support children in the country.

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Child Sponsor Somalia: Volunteer in Somalia

As well as sponsoring a child why not explore volunteering opportunities in Somalia?

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Child Sponsor Somalia: Somalia Country Profile

In another of our African country profiles, find out all about Somalia in a series of information articles, latest daily news, videos, and images together with volunteering and child sponsorship opportunities.

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