Saahdheer Solar installation initiatives for street lighting

Wadahadal Project

saahdheer community was established in the year 1980 its situated 54km from lascaanod district the estimate population living is approximately 870 Householders it's one of the populated location surrounding in lascaanod however community leaders agreed to form so-called area administration through there was the kind, the locality economic depends on livestock herds and firewood charcoal collection, saahdheer has small business places like shops, canteens food stores and restaurants assistance from humanitarian organizations are equally shared by the residents, saahdheer community are ready to get advantage from this project,saaxdheer community have chosen to raise funds from diaspora and local communities in order to improve the living situation of this village. Saahdheer people lost much of their livestock since the drought started in 2016, poor families who have the least resources and ability to adapt have lost 50% to 70% of their herds in sool region. The drought forces more than 500 people to leave their homes often only once they had become malnourished and weak beyond familiar social and economic support networks, people survival has become precarious and their efforts to survive have often put them in yet more danger, droughts kill more people than any other type of disaster. Saahdheer community living this location has faced a couple of challenges including: luck of schools, health centers and insufficient of water sources is not enough for both animals and human consumption. Saahdheer are needed solar system and are demanding to support solar energy system so that they can use for electricity for this undeveloped village. The dialogue program for the resource mobilisation helped communities set up a resource mobilisation committee and opened bank accounts for each committee. The Project will use the online Sokaab platform to track the transactions of the bank accounts and contributions from community members. Through Sokaab, members of the public will be able to access these financial transactions. Community contributions are expected to be provided on a voluntary basis by the residents of Saahdheer. The fundraising committee are requesting the community from saahdheer to contribute to district project where the community will choose the priority project that they want to invest.

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