""They're living in particularly challenging conditions with very limited access to services, often very low levels of human capital, still facing violence," says Jessica Leight, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, highlighting the dire circumstances faced by families in Baidoa."
""We haven't seen that many studies in contexts that are as difficult as Somalia to work in, for the very reason it's difficult to work in," says Dean Karlan, emphasizing the unique challenges of implementing poverty interventions in such environments."
Fadumo Abdi Sheikh and her children fled famine and drought in Somalia, losing everything. In 2021, she joined an anti-poverty program that taught her savings and livestock management. She received 5 goats, growing her herd to 15, enabling her family to access fresh milk and increase her income to $50 monthly. The program proved effective in Baidoa, where half the population is internally displaced and faces violence and limited services. Research indicates that poverty alleviation efforts can succeed even in challenging environments like Somalia.
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