Somalia — Baidoa Movement Trend Tracking Report (24—30 August 2018)

This week there were 158 new arrivals and only 48 exits at the Baidoa checkpoints. The lowest recorded of exit since March of this year. This represents the fifth week in a row that the number of exits has remained below 200. In general, since mid-July all movements in and out of Baidoa IDP sites have remained relatively low compared with previous months. The key driving factors for displacement into the IDP sites varied as given in the breakdowns: shortage of food (42%), seeking education opportunities (23%), joining the rest of the family (15%), seeking healthcare facilities (15%) and other reasons (5%). Almost all those leaving Baidoa reported they are going to manage their farms (83%) and 17% reported they are going to join their families in the place of origin. All of the families said they intend to return to the IDP sites in the future.