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 | Feb 28, 2025 | Agroforestry, clean energy, Climate change, Drought, empowerment, Food Security, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, solarenergy, WASH, Women
Mandera County, classified as semi-arid, receives less than 250mm of rainfall annually. The region is highly vulnerable to drought, causing moisture stress that significantly affects crop production, storage, and marketing. In addition, recurring flash floods disrupt...
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...
by NAPAD | Jun 26, 2024 | Access to Justice, Agroforestry, Cash Assistance, Climate change, Conflict Resolution, Dignity Kits, Drought, Education, Emergency, empowerment, Floods, Food Security, GBV, hygiene, irrigation, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, solarenergy, WASH, Women, Youth
Nomadic Assistance for Peace and Development (NAPAD), is thrilled to present our 2023 Annual Report. This comprehensive document delves into our development and humanitarian efforts throughout the past year. It highlights our key milestones, success stories, and the...
by NAPAD | Mar 7, 2024 | Climate change, Emergency, Mandera County, solarenergy, WASH
The historic 2021-2023 Horn of Africa drought affected more than 5 million people in Kenya. With five consecutive failed rainy seasons, more than 400,000 people in the ASAL regions were forced to move from their homes in search of lifesaving assistance (IOM). During...
