International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Lifesaving water

Photos: 
Somali herder Abdikaram Ahmed Farah surrounded by the carcassess of his animals
Sheep and goats drink from a water trough repaired by the IRC
An IRC tanker truck delivers water to a drought-stricken village
Abdirahman Aden with a Somali family
Maryan Ali sits with her son and two grandaughters outside a tent
Nadhifo Abdullahi stands with some of her children outside of a tent
Men drawing water from a tanker truck as children look on
Photo: The IRC

As a protracted drought continues to grip many parts of the Horn of Africa and East Africa, the IRC is providing lifesaving water and other aid to thousands of people in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.