Beneficiary: Fadumo Barre Hassan (38)
Location: Aabey IDP Center, Deynile District
Fadumo Barre Hassan, a 38-year-old mother of ten, access to water once defined every struggle in her life. Living in the Aabey IDP Center, she walked nearly two kilometers each day to collect water carrying heavy jerry cans under the scorching sun while worrying whether the little water she could afford would be enough.
The financial burden was severe. Fadumo spent USD 10.50 every month on water nearly half of her small income. “We worked just to buy water,” she explains. Most of the water was reserved for drinking, leaving little for cooking or hygiene. Disease risk was constant, and dignity felt out of reach.
Everything changed when DBG, with support from Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), rehabilitated a community borehole and installed a solar-powered water system. The intervention ensured a reliable, sustainable water supply that no longer depended on fuel or costly private vendors.
Today, clean and safe water flows freely from a nearby water point, just steps from Fadumo’s shelter available day and night, at no cost.
The impact has been transformative:
- Economic Relief: The money once spent on water is now used for food, medicine, and school needs.
- Improved Health: With enough water for hygiene, the risk of illness has dropped significantly.
- Peace and Stability: The daily stress of water scarcity has been replaced by a sense of security.
“We no longer struggle for water,” Fadumo says with relief. “This water has brought health, comfort, and peace to our home.”
Beneficiary: Luul Hassan Ali (30)
Location: Gargaar IDP Site, Kaxda District
Luul Hassan Ali, a 30-year-old mother of nine, the recent floods in Mogadishu were more than a natural disaster they completely overturned her life. When floodwaters swept through the Gargaar IDP site, they destroyed her shelter and washed away the basic items she relied on to care for her children.
“We lost our clothes, our cooking pots-everything,” Luul recalls. In the days that followed, she faced a painful reality shared by many displaced mothers: she could not cook food for her children or keep them clean. Without utensils, soap, or basins, daily survival became humiliating and overwhelming. “We were alive,” she says quietly, “but we had lost our dignity.”
The situation changed when DBG, with funding from Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), distributed Non-Food Item (NFI) kits to flood-affected families. When Luul received her kit—containing jerry cans, wash basins, laundry soap, and water purification tablets—it marked the beginning of recovery.
With clean water stored safely in jerry cans, Luul could protect her children from waterborne diseases. With soap and basins, she could wash clothes and bathe her children, restoring cleanliness and routine to her household.
“This support gave us hope again,” Luul says. “It was not just items—it gave me the ability to be a mother again.”
Human Success Story 3: From Scarcity to Stability: The Ripple Effect of Clean Water