Climate Change Adaptation
CeRID has supported more than 2,000 Somali farmers and pastoralists with climate-smart agriculture, water management, soil health, and locally relevant climate adaptation practices.
Evidence status: Programme record
Impact and results
Results built with communities.
Evidence of what locally led programmes, trusted partnerships, and long-term commitment have achieved across Somalia.
Our reach
Impact at a glance.
These cumulative organisational figures show the scale of CeRID’s reach, investment, and participation by women and girls.
Figures are drawn from the organisational overview supplied by CeRID.
- 4.5M
- People reached across CeRID programmes
- $12M
- Invested across CeRID programmes
- 50%+
- Of the people reached are female
How investment is distributed
Programme investment by area.
The shares below account for CeRID’s full programme investment portfolio.
- 26%
- Food security, livelihoods, agriculture and resilience building
- 22%
- Education, including emergency, primary, secondary and TVET
- 10%
- Emergency response for displaced people and host communities
- 9%
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- 9%
- Community dialogue and peacebuilding
- 9%
- Research, surveys and assessments
- 7%
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- 5%
- Community capacity building
- 3%
- Gender-based violence prevention and response
Outcome narratives
What changed—and how.
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Humanitarian Support
CeRID has provided emergency relief to over 125,000 people in crisis-affected areas since 2005, delivering life-saving food, water, sanitation, and other critical assistance.
Evidence status: Programme record
Education and Skills Development
Since 2010, CeRID has established and supported 20 primary schools serving more than 3,000 children, supported secondary education in Luuq, and expanded access to vocational skills for young people in the Gedo region.
Evidence status: Programme record
Women's Empowerment and Protection
CERID Empowers Over 6,000 Somali Women and Girls with Safe Spaces, Life Skills Training, and Protection from Child Marriage
Evidence status: Programme record
Research
CeRID has been actively engaged in a wide range of initiatives, including research, development and humanitarian programs, community capacity building, climate change mitigation and adaptation, peace and dialogue, and gender equity. As part of these efforts, CeRID has conducted over 7 successful research studies
Evidence status: Portfolio record