Somali Cash Consortium – Baseline and Endline Findings MPCA Outcomes from the Direct Nutrition Referral Approach: Gedo & Banadir regions, Somalia (November 2025)

Country: Somalia

Source: REACH Initiative

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KEY MESSAGES

• The endline results demonstrate improvements in household (HH) food security status. Food consumption score (FCS) improved, with HHs reporting acceptable FCS increasing from 5% at baseline to 41% at endline, while poor FCS decreased from 60% to 12%. Hunger levels also shifted significantly: HHs with no or little hunger increased from 19% to 63%, and severe hunger nearly disappeared, decreasing from 14% to just 1%.

• Multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) strengthened HH economic capacity. Average monthly income increased by 72% (USD 79 to USD 136), while expenditure increased by 80% (USD 74 to USD 133), with food absorbing more than half of total spending. Debt prevalence fell from 90% to 70%, and average debt declined by 41% (USD 104 to USD 61). Savings, though modest, roughly tripled from 5% to 17%, showing progress in financial stability.

• The use of consumption‑based coping strategies by households declined. High reliance on reduced Coping Strategy Index (rCSI) decreased, with the proportion of HHs in the high rCSI category dropping from 62% to 12%, while the proportion of HHs reporting low or medium rCSI increased to 88%. However, livelihood-based coping showed a mixed trend; stress and crisis strategies declined, though emergency coping increased slightly, reflecting persistent fragility. ...