Life in the camp is not easy. There is not always enough to eat there either—and her son has suffered from malnutrition. Malnutrition is not just hunger; it’s a life-threatening condition that can rob children of the opportunity to live full and healthy lives.
When her son was sick, Amina turned to an International Rescue Committee clinic for help. Explore photos of the clinic to go inside the IRC’s work and meet Amina and other mothers determined to raise healthy children in the face of daunting odds.
A growing hunger crisis
Somalia has spent decades in the grip of violent conflict. Today, it also faces the largest desert locust invasion in decades, a growing hunger crisis and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change threatens to make life even more difficult in a country already prone to natural disasters.