Save the Children projectPuntland, Somalia

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Bossasso, Somalia

• Save the Children Somalia (SCiSOM) has worked in Puntland since 2005.

• Due to the relative stability and peace in north eastern Somalia, a large number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) have settled in and around major towns in Puntland, namely north Galkayo, Garowe, Qardho and Bossasso.

• SCiSOM assists beneficiaries living in IDP settlements and host communities in Bossasso with health, WASH and nutrition programmes for young children and pregnant and lactating women.

Situation Analysis

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A Save the Children supported health clinic in Balade IDP camp on the outskirts of Bossasso.

Photo: Miranda Eeles/infoasaid

Mothers waiting to get their children assessed at a Save the Children supported nutrition centre in Bossasso.

Photo: Miranda Eeles/infoasaid

Staff at a Save the Children supported Health centre in Bossasso attending to a mother who’s child is malnourished.

Photo: Miranda Eeles/infoasaid

• Community mobilisers were employed to disseminate information and raise awareness about SCiSOM’s programmes in IDP camps. However, programmes operated in silos and there was little coordination regarding key messages to disseminate.

• Most information was exchanged in face-to-face meetings with little use of mass media.

• SCiSOM did not have any systematic feedback systems in place.

• Radio ownership rates were very low for women in the IDP camps.

Communication Challenges

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• Overall goal:o To improve the quality (relevance/appropriateness,

coverage, efficiency and effectiveness) of Save the Children’s humanitarian assistance in Somalia.

• Three objectives:1. To provide IDPs with timely, relevant and practical

information via a weekly interactive radio programme. 2. To improve engagement with communities by

enhancing the role of community mobilisers with systematic feedback forms and the dissemination of coordinated key messages.

3. To enable IDPs to communicate directly with SCiSom via a hotline.

Proposed Project

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• Three interventions:

1. Enhanced role of community health workers with improved coordination, training in key message development, and systematic use of feedback forms.

2. Sponsorship of a weekly 30-minute magazine and phone-in programme for women related to health, nutrition and child welfare.

3. Creation of a staffed hotline providing advice and information on nutrition and maternal and child health issues for IDPs.

Proposed Project

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• Seven activities:1. Recruitment of a communication officer responsible

for implementing the pilot.2. Sponsorship of a weekly interactive radio programme

on Daljir FM.3. Distribution of 150 radios to women’s groups in IDP

camps.4. Establishment of a telephone hotline providing

information on maternal and child health and nutrition issues for IDPs.

5. Training of staff responsible for manning hotline and publicize number widely in target areas.

6. Design of feedback forms and training of community mobilizers.

7. Capture of learning from pilot project.

Proposed Project

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Ferdosa Abdi Mohamad, a refugee from Ethiopia, sits on the Balade Camp Committee. She says very few households in the camp have access to a radio.

Photo: Miranda Eeles/infoasaid

• Greater coordination and dissemination of key messages by SCiSOM’s community mobilisers to IDP communities.

• SCiSOM responds faster to emerging problems due to improved two-way information flows.

• Women in IDP camps are better informed about health and nutrition issues.

• Women in IDP camps feel they are able to communicate their questions, concerns or complaints to SCiSOM.

Expected Outcomes

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infoasaidScoping trip

TrainingImplementation

infoasaidReview

October 2011 Jan 2012

SCiCOM Accountability

Assessment

Sept 2012 Nov 2012

Timeframe

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