I met Fatuma and her six kids at their makeshift hut in a camp for displaced families in Beletweyne, a town in central Somalia. With no income and very basic support from humanitarian organizations, she could not imagine any way out of poverty. Fatuma is among vulnerable mothers in the region benefiting from direct cash support provided by the ICRC through mobile phone platforms. Pedram Yazdi reports.
"My wish is to open a tiny shop in the displaced camp and to sell basic items such as sugar, oil or tea. People here must walk half an hour to town to reach the nearest shop," says Fatuma.