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High food prices and reduced incomes are limiting families’ ability to prepare nutritious iftar meals across Somalia, with the greatest strain in IDP settlements and flood-affected districts. Repeated climatic shocks and insecurity continue to disrupt market flows and raise transportation costs, narrowing access to fresh produce and protein.
Water scarcity, limited refrigeration, and scarce clean cooking fuel compromise food safety and nutrition. Vulnerable households—particularly those with children, pregnant or lactating women, older adults, and people with disabilities—face elevated risks of meal skipping and micronutrient gaps during Ramadan.
The iftar program should deliver predictable, safe, and culturally appropriate meals while strengthening local capacity and safeguarding nutrition.
Balanced, culturally appropriate menus: Provide cooked iftar meals that include staples, protein, vegetables/fruit, dates, and safe drinking water, with options for special dietary needs.
Local partnerships and supply chains: Work with mosques, women’s groups, and vetted vendors to source locally where possible, stabilizing prices and ensuring consistent quality.
Protection and access: Design inclusive, well-lit distribution points with crowd management, separate queues for vulnerable groups, and clear complaints/feedback channels.
The Ramadan 2025 Food Packs and Hot Meals Distribution project aims to directly address the urgent significant food insecurity needs of vulnerable populations in Somalia, particularly those affected by significant impacts climate shocks particularly drought and flooding. With nearly two in five Somalis requiring humanitarian assistance, this initiative will provide immediate relief to families facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition. By distributing food packs and offering hot meals during the holy month of Ramadan, the project will mitigate hunger and support the nutritional needs of children under five and vulnerable populations.
Project Outputs:
Procurement, delivery and distribution of Food Packages: 200 food packages (20 kg of flour, 20kg of rice, 5kg of sugar, 250g of tea, 5 cans of beans, 3 liters of oil, and 2 kg of dates) are procured, delivered and distributed to the targeted 200 vulnerable families.
Procurement, delivery and distribution of Nutritious Meal Provision (Iftar): 2165 receive nutritious and healthy hot meals, including Rice 200g, Meat 150g, Fruit (Banana) 150g, and a 300ml water bottle during the holy month of Ramadan.
Dr. Yahya Hendi is the Director for Muslim Life. He has been at Georgetown for 25 years and was the first Muslim chaplain to be hired full-time by an American university. Imam Hendi is a Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow at the Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland School of Law and the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office. Imam Hendi is the founder and president of Clergy Beyond Borders. He also serves as a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. Imam has served as an adjunct faculty member for Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Osher’s Lifelong Learning Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Fordham University, and Hartford Seminary. Imam Hendi also taught the course Inter-religious Encounters at Georgetown University. He is passionate about environmental responsibility, racial justice, eliminating poverty, fighting against the growing sense of militarism, and empowering Muslims to reform the way they practice and understand Islam. When Imam Hendi is not talking about these topics with students, you’ll find him in the kitchen cooking Maqloobah or his other favorite dishes, grilled chicken, rice, and hummus.
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