by NAPAD | Sep 10, 2025 | Access to Justice, Animal health, clean energy, Climate change, Conflict Resolution, Innovation, Livelihoods, Livestock, solarenergy, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women
Three years ago, in 2022, life in Kahandale Village, Galgadud Region, revolved around the daily struggle to find water. Women and girls bore the heaviest burden, walking long distances under the scorching sun to fetch water from unreliable sources. The long treks not...
by NAPAD | Aug 7, 2025 | clean energy, Climate change, Emergency, empowerment, Food Security, GBV, Girls, hygiene, Mandera County, WASH, Water, Women
Mandera County, in Northern Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), faces recurring climate-induced disasters, including prolonged droughts, flash floods, and erratic rainfall that have disrupted livelihoods, reduced agricultural production, and depleted water...
by NAPAD | Aug 4, 2025 | Emergency, empowerment, HEALTH, hygiene, WASH, Women
Sahara Issack stands outside the Elgolicha health care centre, where she receives maternal and child health services. A mother’s journey begins long before the first cry of her newborn. It is a deeply emotional experience shaped by anticipation, courage, resilience,...
by NAPAD | Jul 31, 2025 | Access to Justice, Displacement, Dollow, Emergency, Food Security, GBV, Gedo, Somalia, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, IDPs, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women, Youth
Reporting Period: July 2025 Prepared by: Nomadic Assistance for Peace and Development (NAPAD) Over the past two months, Belet-Hawa District in the Gedo Region has witnessed a sharp escalation in armed conflict between forces of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)...
by NAPAD | Jul 17, 2025 | Dignity Kits, Education, empowerment, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, Women
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, period poverty affects 1 in 10 girls, with many unable to access and afford menstrual hygiene products forcing many girls to miss 20-30% of scheduled school days (UNESCO, 2014). The onset of menstruation also often brings not only physical...
