Country Profile
At 246,200 square miles, Somalia is just under the size of Texas. A land of desert and heat—hilly in the north and flat in the south—it sits on the eastern edge of the Horn of Africa, its 1,700-mile coastline jutting into the Gulf of Aden and down along the Indian Ocean. more »
What Oxfam Is Doing
Oxfam has been working in Somalia since the mid 1960s. A conflict that flared in early 2007 exacerbated a crisis stemming from drought and floods the year before. Through local organizations, Oxfam has been helping to improve water supplies and sanitation, provide food and basic household necessities, and offer cash-for-work programs. more »