The pictures in this gallery were shot between 1983 and 1994 by CISP, an Italian NGO with a long-term commitment to the country. CISP work in Somalia lasts until today, although in rather different conditions after twenty or so troubled years of civil war and instability. Most of the pictures are from the South of the country, along the Juba river, which is now a no-entry zone under the control of Islamic fundamentalists. All pictures are scans of slides and therefore suffer from quality loss. However, given circumstances, they do have a relevant historical and documentary value.

For those interested in the work of CISP, please connect to the following site:
www.cisp-som.org/about-us/cisp-for-the-somalis

This site contains another gallery on Somalia from Claudio Viezzoli:
www.pbase.com/claudio_viezzoli/somalia

If you are interested to buy a hardcopy version of my book "SOMALIA - A rare photographic journey to Somalia in the early 1980s", please click below