Where we are Context Our projects mainly deal with Somalia and PuntlandState particularly focusing on socio-sanitary field and education for development.
Population: 10,5 million people , 52,3% women and 47,7€ men.
Life expectancy: 44.6 years for men , 47.8 for women
Somalia was unable to get over the crisis following years of civil war. In 2006 war and guerrilla devastated the country again; people migrated to those areas which were less involved in the frequent conflicts looking for a safer place to stay.
Galkayo and PuntlandState suffered an increase in migration due to refugees and evacuees.
Galkayo population nowadays is around 180.000 people as many refugee camps have been created by UNHCR and UNICEF support. Sanitary conditions Children: The country is listed in the striking statistics of Third World countries; every 8 seconds a child dies for respiratory crisis.
Every year 12 million under 5 years old children dies because of easily curable illnesses such as bronchopneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, tuberculosis, tetanus.
Women: high death rate for mothers and children during delivery.
Death rate among the population has been estimated around 125 per thousand born alive, under 5 years old children’s death rate is 211 per thousand; mothers’ death rate gets to 1600 per 100thousand born alive.
Partners
COMSED CO-FININCING, SPONSORS, PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
CO-FININICING
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Regione Sicilia
Regione Calabria
Provincia di Reggio Calabria
Provincia di Crotone
PARTNERS
VOSS (Volontari per la Solidarietà e lo Sviluppo), permanent partnership since 2001,
NGO recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following Law 49/87 specialized in sanitary and environmental programmes working in South America, Africa and Europe.
GECPD (Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development) is one of the most important educational organization in Somalia ran by HAWA ADEN MOHAMED who is particularly involved in Somali women’s fight for their rights. She won many international prices such as Ginetta Sagna Award and the Colomba d’Oro.
