If I had to sum it all up in one bite-sized page I'd say... Somaliland is very poor compared to nearby countries where there's usually a big gap between the (relatively) rich and poor. Instead in Somaliland, poverty is everywhere.

Oxfam's main concern are pastoralists - who make up most of the population, they live rurally and nomadically - but 80% live in extreme poverty (that's living on less than a dollar a day). That makes them really vulnerable to ever-more frequent droughts. Overall government policies do not favour pastoral development - which leaves them marginalised and underdeveloped.

The government previously didn't engage with these people - so they were left out of decisions that affect their lives. But since Oxfam and partners have been supporting both the pastoralists and the government to better understand each other - things are slowly changing. Government income is very low through - so they are not able to meet basic needs of the people.

The pastoralists are organising themselves into more powerful groups. The government are becoming better prepared to respond to their needs, especially in emergency conditions. Communities, especially women have been supported with water sourcing, credit schemes and re-stocking of their life-sustaining animals.

With innovative initiatives like exposure visits for "role model" females to other pastoral areas, that broaden experience and confidence among women, (this is where the revolution is - as a woman's public role here is usually very lowly), there's vision for sharing learning across the whole region.

There is a long way to go, but there is real hope in the air when they speak - and we'll see for ourselves soon as we're visiting the pastoralist people in the next few days.