Save Somali Farmers is trucking water to the peopled in drought affected areas in Southwest State. Since past three years, the Somali Regions has been either in a state of drought, recovering from a drought or moving into a new drought. The Gu season rains either failed or performed below average in south central Somalia, particularly and consequently the entire region has begun to experience multiple shocks including inadequate access to drinking water for both human and livestock, inadequate access to pasture for livestock and failure of rainfall dependent crops in both the agro-pastoralists areas communities causing decline in livestock prices and escalation of prices for critical food items thus resulting in unfavorable purchasing power among vulnerable households.

Affected communities have already begun to adapt negative coping mechanisms including reduced meal portions, skipping of meals, reduced water consumption, splitting of herds and displacements of household members. Considering the current trends, if actions to mitigate the effects of the drought shocks are not carried out in good time, it is likely that the humanitarian situation may evolve into widespread emergency. The main findings of the SSF assessment in southern region of Somalia indicate that there is extreme water and food shortages and households with food deficits increase affecting the social assistance affordability of the communities in these villages.