by NAPAD | Mar 22, 2022 | Emergency, Food Security
According to the UN OCHA, Horn of Africa Drought Press release, February 2022, the region is experiencing one of its worst droughts in recent history. This follows three consecutive below-average rainy seasons severely affecting 12-14 million people in Ethiopia,...
by NAPAD | Feb 10, 2022 | hygiene, Somalia, WASH
Anab Bulle, a 35-year-old housewife and her family of six live in Tafta-Tag IDP camp, Garbaharey District, Somalia. They have to queue for 20 to 30 minutes just to use the community latrine. The camp population has relied on a few old and dilapidated block latrines...
by NAPAD | Feb 10, 2022 | Access to Justice
The entitlement to ‘equal access to justice for all’ is enshrined in the Kenyan constitution. However, this is far from reality for many including members of marginalized, poor, and vulnerable communities of Mandera County in the North-Eastern region of...
by NAPAD | Jan 24, 2022 | clean energy, Climate change, solarenergy, Somalia
Huulkujir Solar Powered water Pumping System Foos Yussuf Jama proudly leads community leaders and a NAPAD team in a walk around the concrete perimeter fence that secures the village borehole and the solar-powered water pumping system. Her beautiful smile betrays the...
by NAPAD | Jan 20, 2022 | Food Security, Nutrition
Safio Abdi Hirsi is a 47-year-old single mother whose household comprises 12 individuals including her grandchildren who are under five years. Mama Safio and her family were compelled to move from rural pastoral areas to Abudwak town when drought led to the death of...