Turkish NGOs taking care of Somali orphans

Turkish non-governmental organizations are taking care of Somali children who lost their parents due to diseases and civil war continuing for 20 years in Somali.***

MOGADISHU - Orhan Canbulatel

Turkish Besir Social Charity & Solidarity Association, which earlier opened an orphanage for 60 children, is now pursuing efforts to open a second orphanage for 200 children in capital Mogadishu.
The association will also drill 25 water-wells to help solving potable water supply problem. It will also meet travel expenses of 500 families, who are living in shelters, to help them return their villages.
The association will also extend agriculture and stock-breeding support to families.
Secretary General Fatih Sariyar of the association told AA that they especially focus on opening orphanages and schools, drilling water-wells, and helping families return their villages.
Turkish Religious Affairs Foundation and Yardim Eli Aid Association had also orphanages in Mogadishu.
Somalia is facing with one of the worst droughts in the past 60 years.    
The epicenter of the drought lies on the three-way border shared by Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, a nomadic region where families heavily depend on the health of their livestock. Uganda and Djibouti have also been hit by the disaster.    
Tens of thousands of people have so far been displaced due to the humanitarian situation in the region. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.