Pep Bonet Photographer

Somalia: anarchy, abandonment and oblivion –are the
best words to define it. Without an effective government
for years, a contemporary feudalism has reigned,
the warlords imposing their way of life as the only way
of measuring time. Surviving from day to day is the
only aim, in a place where the clan system prevents
the common good from being more valuable than
private interests. Insecurity banishes any chance
of planning a future, of developing and breaking the
myth that has placed Somalia within the realms of
the impossible for many years. Legendary danger and
fear has led to international organisations and foreign
aid keeping away, leaving the country in the hands
of its shortcomings. The lack of infrastructure, health
staff, the dryness and poverty mean it has among
the lowest health standards in the world.