Training community members to manage campsites for internally displaced populations in Somalia

ACTED and its Somali partner SADO have implemented a project aimed at training local community members in Kismaayo with campsite management skills.

In one such informal campsite, ACTED spoke to a member of the camp management committee, Iman, * who attended a capacity building training back in September 2020:

“The training covered topics such as community leadership, conflict management, fire prevention and safety measures, and gender based violence among other topics.”

The training was attended by 60 community members from 17 different sites.

The vice-chair person of the camp management committee, Amina, * explains that “these activities have equipped locals with valuable knowledge that will help serve the community better than before.”

Over a period of three years, ACTED will work with partners and local community members to support these displaced populations. The goal of the activities is to provide vital assistance, implement accountability mechanisms, and advocate for the needs of the most vulnerable.

Funded by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) under the Pilot Programmatic Partnership, these activities will support local community governance to independently manage displacement sites and camps, while having the capacity to react to sudden onset displacement.

*Names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.