Flood Ready Communities: How Daryeel Bulsho Residents Are Taking Action Together When floods hit Daryeel Bulsho IDP Camp in 2023, families lost their makeshift shelters and belongings, including food and household utensils. Some families also lost goats and chickens that they depended on for their livelihoods. With nowhere else to go, some people spent the night awake, worried about where they would find shelter. For Nuur Ibrahim Haji, the 49-year-old community leader, the experience showed why the community needed to prepare before the next floods. As El Niño preparedness efforts began, Nuur and the camp committee brought community members together to discuss the risks they faced and agree on what needed to be done. The camp committee began raising awareness about El Niño through group sessions and door-to-door visits to help residents understand flood risks and how to prepare. Together, they also began creating floodwater diversion channels to help direct water away from the camp and reduce the risk of flooding. Community members are contributing their time and effort because they understand what is at stake. “𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆. 𝑾𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔.”- Nuur Ibrahim Haji Through their collective efforts, Daryeel residents are showing how communities can take the lead in preparing for potential flooding. By sharing information, making decisions together and working side by side, they are taking practical steps to protect lives and livelihoods. This activity is part of the #URBANISE Project, implemented through #BRCiS and funded by the @DKinSomalia. #ShiftThePower #AnticipatoryAction #GroupCashTransfers #CommunityResponse #ElNino #Somalia