by NAPAD | Oct 29, 2020 | Education, Livelihoods, Youth
In 2014, Fatuma Sheikh, a 30-year-old mother of four and a passionate entrepreneur, witnessed the high demand for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) – relatively low-cost products and sold quickly. After seeing this unmet need, Fatuma decided to start her own small...
by NAPAD | Oct 29, 2020 | COVID19, Education, Somalia
NAPAD commemorates #GlobalHandwashingday2020. If there was ever a time when people accepted the importance of handwashing using soap, it has to be 2020. Most especially in Somalia, apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, the region has also grappled with flooding. ...
by NAPAD | Oct 16, 2020 | Education, Food Security, Somalia
Belet -Hawa located along the border in Gedo Region shares a long insecure border line with Kenya and Ethiopia. Cyclic drought, armed conflict, limited services and severe food insecurity are key recurrent problems experienced in the district. Children have been the...
by NAPAD | Sep 25, 2020 | Education, Livelihoods, Somalia
Mr. Abdifatah Mohamed Muhumed, a 28-year-old headteacher of Alqalam primary school in Balethawa In Somalia, school absenteeism not only stems from the lack of children in the schools but also the empty teacher’s desk. Teacher absenteeism has been caused mainly...
by NAPAD | Sep 21, 2020 | Education, Food Security, HEALTH, hygiene, Somalia
Every day hundreds of traders and consumers flock into markets in Kismayu to purchase various commodities, especially food items. Bread and meat are a staple and typical food in Kismayu. Currently, meat and bread in Kismayu and broader Somalia is sold in the market...
by NAPAD | Aug 24, 2020 | Education, Livelihoods, Somalia, Youth
Youth unemployment is one of the most critical socio-economic and political problems facing Africa, particularly the Horn of Africa. Young people face hostile economic environments where job markets dry up, and there are limited options. Due to the perennial droughts,...