Contributor: Matthew Lovick

I just returned from Mogadishu, where we're trucking clean water to three tent camps in Mogadishu, reaching more than 13,000 people every day.

We're also working to distribute food vouchers to 1,000 families to buy meat to supplement handouts of grain, and household items such as blankets and cookware to another 2,000 families. Many of these families have received nothing since they arrived in Mogadishu in search of relief from the drought.

We've also formed and trained 30 people to serve on a safety committee in one of the camps where there's been widespread reports of sexual attacks on women and girls. These healthcare providers, community elders and others -- half of whom are women -- have been trained on ways to maximize safety and report crimes.

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