Government engagement

SomReP meets with the Ministry of Agriculture, Gelle Mohammed Adan in Kismayo in Jubaland State to discuss next phase of the strategy. Chief of Party SomReP highlights the value of the DFAT-IV flexible crisis modifier for assisting farmers along the Juba River recover after devastating floods. De-silting irrigation canals through cash for work provides much needed capital to buy seeds, replace tools and catalyses recovery actions to take full advantage of the next planting season. Crisis modifiers work like insurance, providing resources just at the moment people need it the most: before a looming crisis to prepare, during an emergency to protect lives and livelihoods, or following it to bounce back