“The Hidden Impact of COVID-19 on children- A global research series” by Save the Children is the largest and most comprehensive study on the impact of COVID-19 on children. Some 13.5 thousand children and 31.5 thousand caregivers from 46 countries shared

Save the Children Somalia started Community Child Researchers (CCR) initiative to create and develop a band of trained children researchers to fulfil the dual role- data from the children and by the children. It gives them the opportunity to clearly come

Approximately a third of the Somali population is affected by some kind of mental disorder; common among them is depression. Prevalence of violence, displacement, unemployment, and drug abuse are among some of the contributing factors. The country’s menta

Somalia is grappling with low enrolment and retention in primary schools and systemic challenges including reliance on untrained teachers and shortage of teachers among others. Even among enrolled students, illiteracy is high with an estimated 15% to 20%

The mid-term evaluation documents the progress made in the project implementation and assesses the short-term impacts. It analyses how the participant children and the service providers perceive the project, the challenges the children are facing in condu

School-based nutrition initiatives is a key instrument to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition in Somalia. Several studies on the impacts of school-based nutrition programs in other developing country contexts show mixed evidence – improvemen

Somalia is ranked as one of the bottom five countries in terms of gender inequality. Besides high rates of poverty and vulnerability, the country is struggling to make progress in most social indicators. While high vulnerability to various insecurity and

School enrolment and attendance for adolescent girls is a key priority for the education sector in most developing countries. In Somalia, this is even more prominent given the low enrolment rate of girls and the gender-specific challenges that girls face.

In contexts of extreme poverty, prolonged humanitarian crisis due to armed conflict and vulnerability to climatic and manmade shocks, child protection is of utmost priority in Somalia. Therefore, SC has been exploring various mechanisms of integrating chi