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Two armed robbers wearing hoods ransacked the home of a World Concern employee in Somalia, stealing a bag containing an undisclosed amount of cash intended for a community development program. The employee was physically attacked, but suffered no serious injury.
It is unclear at this time the impact this loss will have to the humanitarian program, which was to build fresh water systems on islands off the coast of Southern Somalia. World Concern has been working in the isolated region to improve availability of basic needs to the poor after a tsunami.
“By what we look at, this is probably the most impoverished place on the earth,” said World Concern President David Eller. “Our mission is to reach people living in poverty that are unreached by others.”
Local authorities arrested between six and eight people in relation to the robbery and questioned them. After authorities determined there was no evidence linking them to the crime, they had the men and women swear on the Koran to swear they were not involved. Then the authorities released them.
After a review of the robbery, which took place Sept. 11, World Concern has learned that the employee who was attacked had earlier purchased 600 bags of cement and other materials. All program activities for this particular project are on hold as an investigation continues.
World Concern is the only humanitarian agency working in this area, and has had a presence in Somalia since 1981.
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