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 Stephanie Machua | Nov 26, 2025 | Emergency, GBV, Gedo, Somalia, Girls, WASH, Water, Women
Women and Children queue for water at a distribution site in Warcadey Halima Hassan is a displaced mother of two who fled violent conflict in her home village and now lives in Warcadey, Beledhawa district. Like many displaced households, Halima and a group of other...
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 | Jul 31, 2025 | Access to Justice, Displacement, Dollow, Emergency, Food Security, GBV, Gedo, Somalia, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, IDPs, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women, Youth
Reporting Period: July 2025 Prepared by: Nomadic Assistance for Peace and Development (NAPAD) Over the past two months, Belet-Hawa District in the Gedo Region has witnessed a sharp escalation in armed conflict between forces of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)...
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 | Dec 20, 2024 | clean energy, Climate change, Emergency, Floods, Gedo, Somalia, Girls, hygiene, solarenergy, WASH, Water, Women
Halima Happily accessing clean water close to her home Despite decades of progress in water provision worldwide, 8 out of 10 people in rural, marginalized communities still lack access to clean water. This persistent challenge is compounded by the worsening effects of...
