by NAPAD | Apr 1, 2024 | Dignity Kits, Education, Emergency, empowerment, Nutrition, School Feeding, Somalia
Ismail Hussein (right) together with his classmates Ibrahim Hussein, a 15-year-old student in Al-Hidaya camp in Garasbaley district, Banadir region, Somalia, attends Nadifo Primary School as a sixth-grade student. He and his family were forced to move from Daare...
by NAPAD | Mar 7, 2024 | Climate change, Emergency, Mandera County, solarenergy, WASH
The historic 2021-2023 Horn of Africa drought affected more than 5 million people in Kenya. With five consecutive failed rainy seasons, more than 400,000 people in the ASAL regions were forced to move from their homes in search of lifesaving assistance (IOM). During...
by NAPAD | Feb 5, 2024 | Climate change, Drought, Emergency, Nutrition, Women
Binti Abubakar Yussuf using the MUAC tool on her daughter Faiza In July 2023, Faiza, 3 years old, was screened for malnutrition by a community health volunteer in Bulla Geneva, Border Point One (BP-1) location Mandera. Her mother, Binti Abubakar Yussuf, aged 30,...
by NAPAD | Jan 13, 2024 | Climate change, Dollow, Emergency, Floods, WASH, Water, Women
Introduction Flooding in Dollow District The beginning of the El Niño phenomenon triggered devastating floods in Somalia, intensifying the already pressing humanitarian needs in a country already facing increased food insecurity, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks,...
by NAPAD | Jan 13, 2024 | Dollow, Emergency, Floods, hygiene, WASH
During dry seasons, rural populations in Somalia tend to prioritize water quantity over quality, leading to exposure to waterborne diseases. Wet seasons, such as the 2023 Deyr rainy season (October to December), has caused extensive flooding across Somalia, destroying...
