Jun 22 15
Telesom, REFUNITE Launch SMS Campaign to Reconnect Separated Somali Families
In commemoration of World Refugee Day 2015, Refugees United (REFUNITE) is pleased to announce the launch of a countrywide SMS campaign in partnership with mobile network operator Telesom in Somaliland to help forcefully displaced families find their missing loved ones. A helpline has been provided to encourage families to register on the global family-tracing platform. Two decades of civil war has had a devastating impact on the people of Somaliland. Many have lost family members, friends, neighbours, as well as homes and livelihoods. According to the UN Refugee agency, UNHCR, there are currently 1,106,068 refugees and 1,133,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) originating…
Hundreds of families are reconnected
through our work every month, often after years of searching for their missing loved ones.
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