by NAPAD | Nov 25, 2025 | Agriculture, Agroforestry, clean energy, Climate change, empowerment, Food Security, Gedo, Somalia, Innovation, Innovation, Livelihoods, Nutrition, solarenergy, Women
Gabay Yussuf, a mother of eight (four girls and four boys) in Busle village, Dollow district, Gedo region, Somalia, has long faced the harsh realities of farming in an unpredictable climate. Poor soil, pests, and disease, and lack of enough water often left her farm...
by NAPAD | Nov 25, 2025 | Agriculture, Agroforestry, Climate change, empowerment, Food Security, Innovation, Innovation, Livelihoods, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, solarenergy, Value Addition, Women
Somalia is home to a wide variety of food crops cultivated primarily by smallholder farmers. Common crops include sorghum, cowpeas, sesame, maize, bananas, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, spinach, and watermelons, which form a key part of local diets. Traditionally,...
by NAPAD | May 15, 2025 | Access to Justice, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Bee Farming, clean energy, Climate change, Conflict Resolution, Dignity Kits, Drought, Education, Emergency, empowerment, Floods, Food Security, GBV, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, Innovation, irrigation, Livelihoods, Livestock, Mandera County, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, solarenergy, WASH, Water, Women, Youth
NAPAD Kenya is pleased to present its Annual Report for the Year 2024. This report highlights our collective achievements in improving the lives of vulnerable communities in Mandera County. Working in close collaboration with our partners, we responded to the urgent...
by NAPAD | May 15, 2025 | Abduwak, Access to Justice, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Bee Farming, Cash Assistance, clean energy, Climate change, Conflict Resolution, Dignity Kits, Displacement, Dollow, Drought, Education, Emergency, empowerment, Floods, Food Security, GBV, Gedo, Somalia, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, IDPs, Innovation, Innovation, irrigation, Kismayu, Kitchen garden, Livelihoods, Livestock, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, School Feeding, solarenergy, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women, Youth
This report highlights NAPAD’s work in 2024, in collaboration with our partners, to respond to the urgent needs of vulnerable communities in Somalia affected by conflict, climate shocks, displacement, disease outbreaks, malnutrition, limited access to healthcare, and...
by NAPAD | May 6, 2025 | Agriculture, Agroforestry, clean energy, Climate change, empowerment, Food Security, irrigation, Kitchen garden, Livelihoods, Nutrition, solarenergy, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women
A wide ariel view of the surgudud farm under solar powered irrigation In Surgadud Village, Dollow District, Somalia, subsistence farming was once a reliable source of food for household consumption, with any surplus sold to neighbours or in the local market. However,...
by NAPAD | Feb 28, 2025 | Agroforestry, clean energy, Climate change, Drought, empowerment, Food Security, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, solarenergy, WASH, Women
Mandera County, classified as semi-arid, receives less than 250mm of rainfall annually. The region is highly vulnerable to drought, causing moisture stress that significantly affects crop production, storage, and marketing. In addition, recurring flash floods disrupt...
