People’s First Impact Methodology (P-FIM): Giving voice to Eylo community experience
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Abdikarim Ali, NRC BRCiS Communication and advocacy coordinator
Eylo people are a small marginalized community who live in the outskirts of Xudur town. They practice hunting and gathering. Because of their practice of hunting with dogs, they are known as Eylo i.e. ‘people who hunt with dogs’. However, Somalis look down on this hunting practice and ‘Eyle’ is considered a derogatory name rooted in culture.
At the start of the second phase of BRCiS (Building resilience Communities in Somalia) program, Action Against Hunger (member of BRCiS consortium) engaged communities in Xudur through People’s First Impact Methodology (P-FIM) approach including Eylo community. During the PFIM process, five members (2 women and 3 men) from Eylo community were invited to participate, discuss and interact with the mainstream community during community action plan development. This provided them an