Field story: Five months ago, VSLA members in villages across Maroodijeex and Awdal were learning how to open a ledger and record a loan. In August, that groundwork paid off: SCAN teams travelled to each village to hand VSLA groups their grant disbursement under the “Building Climate Resilience for Food Security in Somaliland” programme. In...
1. Cooperative Business Plan Development and Basic Nutrition Training. Field story: Under a canopy of acacia trees in Gatawaha village, roughly 50 men and women — members of a single cooperative — gather to learn how to turn their shared enterprise into a viable, bankable business. The training covers advanced financial literacy alongside business planning...
Overview Under the KOICA-funded project Building Climate Resilience for Food Security in Somaliland, the Somaliland Community Action Network (SCAN) is currently supporting 34 Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) groups. These groups are composed primarily of rural women who lack access to formal financial institutions, and the initiative is designed to build their financial resilience...
Background A field monitoring and observation visit was conducted to Kalabydh Village to assess the implementation progress of the KOICA-funded project Building Climate Resilience for Food Security in Somaliland, implemented by the Somaliland Community Action Network (SCAN). The visit aimed to observe ongoing community-based interventions, assess community participation, and evaluate the effectiveness of SCAN’s implementation...
Background As part of the KOICA-funded project on Building Climate Resilience for Food Security in Somaliland, the Somaliland Community Action Network (SCAN), with support from the World Food Programme (WFP), conducted Capacity Building Training sessions for Agricultural and Livestock Cooperatives across 34 target villages in Maroodijeex, Gabiley, and Awdal regions. The training aimed to strengthen...
OVERVIEW A field monitoring and observation visit was conducted to Gumburaha Village by World Food Programme (WFP) staff to assess and observe the implementation progress of activities carried out by the Somaliland Community Action Network (SCAN) under the KOICA-funded project Building Climate Resilience for Food Security in Somaliland. The visit focused on two core community-level...
Overview This report presents the implementation progress and achievements of Government Engagement and Community Sensitization & Mobilization activities conducted under the KOICA-funded project titled Building Climate Resilience for Food Security in Somaliland. The project is funded through the support of the World Food Programme (WFP) and implemented by the Somaliland Community Action Network (SCAN) across...
On March 6, 2025, the SCAN organization, in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), conducted a field visit to Huluuq village as part of ongoing monitoring efforts under the Climate Smart Agriculture project. The objective was to assess the suitability of sites for constructing soil bunds and to evaluate the condition of...
On 16th January 2025, SCAN successfully conducted a Capacity Building Training on Gender and Inclusion for staff working on the Climate Smart Food System Project in the Gabiley Region of Somaliland. The training, held at the SCAN Meeting Hall in Hargeisa from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, aimed to enhance the participants’ ability to incorporate gender-sensitive approaches into their...
