DEC – South Sudan & Somalia

When famine and drought were declared in South Sudan and Somalia in early 2017, the Disasters Emergency Committee called on Arete to gather powerful content on the ground that could help raise vital funds for their Drought Appeal.

At very short notice we mobilised our photographers and videographers in both Somalia and South Sudan and produced photo and video content that enabled them to launch the appeal.

We collected case studies of children and families suffering from displacement, hunger and disease to be used online. The resulting appeal showed the urgent situation on the ground, helping to raise money to support people affected by the devastating drought.

ClientDisasters Emergency CommitteeServicesVideo production and photographyYear2017Linkdec.org.uk

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Dut lies on his bed in his home in South Sudan during the 2017 famine in East Africa

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Martha and her family outside their home in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Martha Nyaphar grinds sorgum in a neighbour's compound, in Duong, South Sudan. Martha Nyaphar is a mother of four and has left Bentiu after being shot in the leg in 2014.

Martha grinds sorghum in her neighbour's compound in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Women hold their children at a nutrition center in a a health center run by Medair in Kuom, Aweil, South Sudan.

Women hold their children at a nutrition center in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Nyabora Tap Hoth, 1 years old, is being fed plumpy nut by her mother, Nyaluak Gai Gorey, 33, at a nutrition center at a health clinic run by local NGO UNIDO, in Duong, South Sudan. Nyabora Tap Hoth suffers from severe malnutrition.

Nyabora is fed plumpy nut by her mother at a feeding clinic in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Nyaboth Rok Magoak, 5, is measured at a nutrition center at a health clinic run by national NGO UNIDO, in Duong, South Sudan. Nyaboth Rok Magoak is a twin and is suffering from moderate malnutrition.

Nyaboth is measured at a nutrition clinic in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Nyabora Tap Hoth, 1 years old, is measured as she is held by her mother, Nyaluak Gai Gorey, 33, at a nutrition center at a health clinic run by local NGO UNIDO, in Duong, South Sudan. Nyabora Tap Hoth suffers from severe malnutrition.

Nyabora is measured at a feeding clinic in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Martha Nyaphar poses for a photo together with her four children, in a neighbour's compound, in Duong, South Sudan. Martha Nyaphar is a mother of four and has left Bentiu after being shot in the leg in 2014.

Martha sits with her four children in her neighbour's compound in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa.

Martha Nyaphar, stands in front of a neighbour's compound together with her four children, in Duong, South Sudan. Martha Nyaphar is a mother of four and has left Bentiu after being shot in the leg in 2014.

Martha Nyaphar with her four children, in South Sudan during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Two of Martha Nyaphar's children pose for a photo as a third looks on, in a neighbour's compound, in Duong, South Sudan. Martha Nyaphar is a mother of four and has left Bentiu after being shot in the leg in 2014.

Martha's children in their neighbour's compound in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Rita Abuk Ding, 29, holds her 2 years old son Abraham Deng, while preparing the morning tea for three of her children, in their home in Malual, South Sudan.

Martha Nyaphar, poses for a photo together with her four children, in a neighbour's compound, in Duong, South Sudan. Martha Nyaphar is a mother of four and has left Bentiu after being shot in the leg in 2014.

Abuk Majak Agany, 34 years old, holds her 10 month old son Keer Bol, at a feeding center in Kuom, Aweil, South Sudan. Abuk Majak Agany is a widow and a mother of 6, while 6 of her children already died.

Abuk holds her baby at a feeding center in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Rita Abuk Ding, 29, prepares the morning tea for three of her children, in their home in Malual, South Sudan.

Rita laughs as she prepares the morning tea in her home in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Mary Achal cooks wild leaves she collected for dinner in Malual, Lol State, South Sudan. Mary Achal is widow and a mother of seven children and is collecting and selling firewood in order to buy food.

Mary cooks wild leaves outside her home in South Sudan, during the 2017 famine in East Africa

Dut Ken, 7 years old, lies on the bed in his home in Malual, South Sudan. His mother, Rita Abuk Ding is a mother of four, and is raising her children alone. She makes a living from collecting and selling firewood, and her family manages to eat once a day or sometimes not at all.

Mary Achal poses for a photo with three of her seven children, in front of her house, in Malual, Lol State, South Sudan. Mary Achal is widow and a mother of seven children and is collecting and selling firewood in order to buy food.

A portrait of a mother with her three children in South Sudan during the 2017 famine in East Africa