Nisar Majid
@nmajid17
Have a special interest in Somali populations & areas, in the Horn of Africa & in the diaspora. Have worked on food security, remittances & corruption recently
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15-05-2017 15:36:04
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Q6: Negotiating access, incl with Al S. Finding innovative ways of working, esp to reach worst areas. Work thro local groups #fightingfamine
Q5: No. Donors know agencies don’t have capacity to spend more money now. More money does not mean smarter work #fightingfamine
Q4: acted earlier than 2011 but still late. better but not good. 100,000s displaced #fightingfamine
Q4: Some learned, some not. Little preparedness in2015 & 2016. Now high pressure to respond but little time to learn lessons #fightingfamine
Yes, prevention & preparedness has been limited. there was also a famine in 2011! #fightingfamine
access and capacity to respond is the limitation, not resources. not always about more money #fightingfamine
Somali diaspora & private sector are very active, reach inaccessible areas and are early to respond - support local groups #fightingfamine
Somali resilience means having relatives in towns and in the diaspora. Many people have this. Marginalised groups do not #fightingfamine
Not just drought. Many reasons. Lack of political progress. Underlying poverty and vulnerability #fightingfamine