Solar cooling helps women milk traders protect their daily income
Sixty women milk traders in Galkacyo received solar-powered refrigerators and food-grade containers in the first phase of a wider rollout.
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Financial services
Connecting pastoralists and producer groups to finance and opportunity.
Why it matters
Financial services can help producers protect their livelihoods and invest in their businesses. DRIVE brings these services into its wider work with pastoralists and producer groups.
What the work involves
- Drought insurance through the Index-Based Livestock Takaful program.
- Support for women and producer groups to access financial services.
- Cooperative policy work addressing access to finance, member rights and governance.
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Building a shared framework for Somali cooperatives
A capacity-building workshop examined governance, member rights, finance and oversight under Somalia’s draft cooperative policy and act.
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Somalia confirms US$3.88 million in drought insurance payouts
The Federal Government confirmed US$3.88 million in drought Takaful payouts to 17,734 pastoralists enrolled in HoA DRIVE Somalia’s livestock cover.
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