by NAPAD | Feb 5, 2024 | Climate change, Drought, Emergency, Nutrition, Women
Binti Abubakar Yussuf using the MUAC tool on her daughter Faiza In July 2023, Faiza, 3 years old, was screened for malnutrition by a community health volunteer in Bulla Geneva, Border Point One (BP-1) location Mandera. Her mother, Binti Abubakar Yussuf, aged 30,...
by NAPAD | Dec 19, 2023 | Drought, HEALTH, Mandera County, Nutrition, Women
Every child has the right to good nutrition. Well-nourished children have the opportunity to grow and develop to their full potential, equipping them to lead healthy, and fulfilling lives. However, the burden of malnutrition poses a serious threat to children’s...
by NAPAD | Jun 14, 2022 | Emergency, Food Security, Nutrition
Faduma Abukar together with her children outside their make-shift tent Faduma Abukar, is a 46 years old single mother living in an IDP settlement in Garasbaley, Somalia with her seven children (3 sons and 4 daughters). She was originally living in Barire village where...
by NAPAD | Apr 28, 2022 | Education, Nutrition, WASH, Youth
The Education Cluster reports that about 1.4 million school-aged children in Somalia have been affected by the current drought; 45 percent of whom are girls who are also at risk of dropping out of school. In Somalia, enrolment and achievement rates are lower, and...
by NAPAD | Jan 20, 2022 | Food Security, Nutrition
Safio Abdi Hirsi is a 47-year-old single mother whose household comprises 12 individuals including her grandchildren who are under five years. Mama Safio and her family were compelled to move from rural pastoral areas to Abudwak town when drought led to the death of...
by NAPAD | Jul 9, 2021 | Education, Emergency, Food Security, Nutrition
Access to education is a fundamental human right. Yet, for millions of women and girls among the food insecure IDPs and poor households in Somalia, education has remained a dream. Berlin Mohamed is a twelve-year-old, class five student at Dollow primary school located...
