44 community animal health workers retrained and equipped
A seven-day refresher course and 44 veterinary start-up kits strengthen animal health services for pastoral families in Dollo Ado, Bokolmayo and Dollo Bay.
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Livelihoods & Food Security
Trainings, harvests, emergency responses and milestones from Wa-PYDO and the communities we work with in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
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A new savings group opens its books in Sablaley
Wa-PYDO helped community members in Sablaley, Melkadida, set up a Village Savings and Loan Association and supplied the passbooks and ledgers to run it.
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100 farmers and experts join a digital community of practice
A workshop in Dollo Ado demonstrated the CropScope and FarmChat apps and soil sensors, and launched a 100-member platform for continuous farming advice.
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IFTIIN, CropScope and SMART Food Systems launched in Dollo Ado
Twenty-four kebele administrations, district offices, elders, the private sector and WFP joined the launch and re-sensitisation workshop on 13 February 2026.
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25 community animal health workers graduate from Filtu TVET College
Twenty-five animal health workers from five refugee camps and their host communities completed a 45-day course at Filtu TVET College.
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IKEA Foundation’s chief executive returns to Melkadida
Per Heggenes and a delegation from UNHCR, RRS and the Somali Region visited cooperatives where refugees and hosts farm side by side.
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Maize, wheat and a first rice pilot: the second season of 2022
Refugee and host community cooperatives grew 720 hectares of maize, beans, sesame and lowland wheat, and Wa-PYDO piloted rice at Buramino camp.
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618 hectares planted by nine cooperatives
In the October 2022 planting, nine refugee and host community cooperatives sowed maize, beans, Sudan grass, sesame and wheat.
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UNHCR Representative visits Kobe irrigation scheme at onion harvest
UNHCR’s Representative in Ethiopia and the Deputy Director General of RRS met refugee and host community farmers during the onion harvest.
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