by Stephanie Machua | Mar 2, 2026 | Agriculture, Agroforestry, clean energy, Climate change, Dollow, Drought, Food Security, Gedo, Somalia, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, solarenergy
Farmers harvesting sudan grass Somalia continues to face prolonged and recurrent drought, with below-average rainfall resulting in widespread water shortages, crop failure, livestock deaths, and the erosion of community livelihood systems. Agro-pastoral communities...
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 | Nov 25, 2025 | Climate change, Displacement, Emergency, empowerment, Floods, Innovation, Radio, WASH
In Somalia, radio remains one of the most trusted and far-reaching sources of information in local languages and dialects that resonate with its listeners. It serves communities where literacy levels are low, and access to other channels of communication, such as...
by NAPAD | Nov 20, 2025 | Climate change, Conflict Resolution, Displacement, Emergency, IDPs, Livelihoods, Somalia, Women
When violent conflict broke out in Belet-Hawa, in Somalia’s Gedo region, Dahabo Jimcale had no choice but to flee. With six children to protect, she left behind everything she knew, including the small home she had built and her job at the local market, that enabled...
by NAPAD | Nov 19, 2025 | Climate change, Displacement, Emergency, empowerment, Floods, Innovation, WASH, Water, Women
For Habiba Mohamed Odawaa, a mother of four living in Camp Bakaal, Baardheere District, access to safe sanitation was once a daily struggle. Like many displaced families in flood-prone areas in Somalia, Habiba and her neighbours relied on makeshift or shared pit...
