The challenges of managing Somalia aid operations from afar

As attacks against aid workers continue to rise in some of the world’s most unstable environments — 2013 claimed the lives of more humanitarians than ever recorded — international development agencies have gradually been changing the way they work.

In Somalia, al-Shabab’s relentless targeting of aid professionals have caused organizations to increasingly rely on remote programming arrangements as a solution to continue providing relief while getting part of their staff out of harm’s way.