by NAPAD | Apr 2, 2025 | Education, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, Mandera County, WASH, Water, Youth
Girls listen in keenly during one of the MHM sensitization sessions in Khalalio primary school Menstruation management varies across cultural, social, and economic contexts. For young girls in marginalized rural areas, limited guidance on menstruation can make the...
by NAPAD | Apr 2, 2025 | HEALTH, hygiene, Mandera County
Introduction In Kenya, access to clean water and adequate sanitation remains a major challenge, particularly for vulnerable communities. In Mandera County, Kenya, poor waste management, lack of access to clean water, and inadequate hygiene practices especially during...
by NAPAD | Jan 15, 2025 | Climate change, Dignity Kits, Emergency, empowerment, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, WASH, Water, women, Youth
Displacement continues to be a major issue in Somalia, with 467,915 individuals newly displaced since January 2024 due to conflict, insecurity, drought, and flooding. Banadir region, which hosts the largest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs), is...
by NAPAD | Jan 15, 2025 | Emergency, HEALTH, hygiene, Somalia, WASH, women, Youth
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) communication campaigns are important in promoting good hygiene practices and reducing the spread of waterborne diseases. Their impact stems from the use of effective communication strategies to encourage social and behaviour...
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...
by NAPAD | Dec 19, 2024 | Climate change, Emergency, hygiene, Mandera County, WASH, Water, Women
Mama Halima outside her home Khalicha Village in Mandera North, Mandera County, has always been a place of resilience. Locally referred to as the “clean village,” Khalicha earned this reputation when its residents made the bold step to ban the sale and use...
