Standing in darkness, clutching a baby, the woman began narrating her story of the drought that is devastating Somalia. These people desperately need help, yet the drought has underscored the problems of international aid: its unaccountability, its focus on short-term intervention, and its perpetuation of a social and political system built on tribalism and corruption. There have been times in the recent past where as much as half the food aid being distributed by aid groups was stolen by corrupt contractors, armed fighters, and aid workers themselves. Droughts have laid bare the many issues with our political system and the way it excludes and discriminates against certain groups. I find it hard to imagine what the psychological impact of this drought and past ones will be on Somalia's children.