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Kaira is one of the 1,265 women and girls, who received a solar lamp from IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, through a partnership with Little Sun.
Worsening conditions continue to deplete the coping capacities of vulnerable pastoralist farmers in drought affected areas.
Single female-headed households (5,259 in the Somali Region) face additional challenges.
Women and girls are also likely to have specific health needs making them more vulnerable.
When women are forced to leave their houses, they often only carry items, which are thought to be essential to the family.
“There is no light at night and I use a battery-operated torch to carry out my household chores, such as washing clothes and cooking food.
Women and girls often rely on firewood, kerosene lamps and candles emitting toxic fumes, which can pose fire hazards to wooden-based shelters and the displacement camp at large.
Through this solar lamp, women and girls will be given the possibility to pursue their studies and other essential tasks in the hours of darkness.
We are grateful for the generous support of the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and Little Sun in the provision of dignity kits, including solar lamps to displaced women and girls in Ethiopia.