by Stephanie Machua | Feb 29, 2024 | Climate change, Dollow, Emergency, Floods, hygiene, WASH
Good hygiene and sanitation practices can save lives In the Gedo region of Somalia, the River Dawa is a double-edged sword for the communities it supports. While it sustains agricultural livelihoods during the dry seasons, it can quickly become a source of...
by NAPAD | Jan 13, 2024 | Dollow, Emergency, Floods, hygiene, WASH
During dry seasons, rural populations in Somalia tend to prioritize water quantity over quality, leading to exposure to waterborne diseases. Wet seasons, such as the 2023 Deyr rainy season (October to December), has caused extensive flooding across Somalia, destroying...
by NAPAD | Jan 1, 2024 | Climate change, Dollow, Emergency, Floods, GBV, hygiene, WASH, Water
Introduction Access to safe and inclusive sanitation services and facilities is a basic need, without which health, hygiene, privacy, safety, and dignity are undermined. Contaminated water, poor sanitation and hygiene practices, and lack of sanitation infrastructure...
by NAPAD | Dec 8, 2023 | Climate change, Emergency, Floods, Gedo, Somalia, hygiene, Livelihoods, WASH
Urgent Humanitarian Appeal for Flood-Affected Population in Jubaland State, Somalia NAPAD, a local organization operating within the Gedo Region, is committed to serving the nomadic communities through humanitarian and resilience-building efforts. We aim to promote...
by NAPAD | Nov 24, 2022 | Climate change, Drought, hygiene, Somalia, WASH
According to the Protection and Return Monitoring Network (PRMN), 1.4 million individuals have been displaced internally within Somalia in 2022. These include 926,000 displacements due to the ongoing drought and 68,000 new displacements in September 2022 alone. Most...
by NAPAD | Feb 10, 2022 | hygiene, Somalia, WASH
Anab Bulle, a 35-year-old housewife and her family of six live in Tafta-Tag IDP camp, Garbaharey District, Somalia. They have to queue for 20 to 30 minutes just to use the community latrine. The camp population has relied on a few old and dilapidated block latrines...
