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...
by NAPAD | Dec 31, 2023 | clean energy, Climate change, Drought, empowerment, Girls, solarenergy, WASH, Women
Shidle Village, situated 35 kilometers from Dollow Town in the Gedo region of Somalia, is home to the minority Somali Bantu community. One of the longstanding challenges faced by the village is the scarcity of clean water. Despite the community’s effort to...
by NAPAD | Jun 15, 2023 | Agroforestry, Animal health, Cash Assistance, Climate change, Conflict Resolution, Drought, Education, Emergency, Food Security, irrigation, Livelihoods, Livestock, Peacebuilding, solarenergy, WASH, Youth
NAPAD is pleased to present the annual report for the year 2022, detailing the achievements and progress made by our organization. It has been a challenging year, with the drought in the Horn of Africa which threatened the onset of famine in some areas. Nevertheless,...
by NAPAD | Mar 30, 2023 | clean energy, Climate change, Food Security, irrigation, Livelihoods, Nutrition, solarenergy
Close to the River Jubba in Dollow district, Gedo region in Jubaland lies the Qurdubey village. The village is mainly inhabited by agro pastoralists, who practice irrigation agriculture along the river banks. This subsistence agriculture was characterized by the use...
by NAPAD | Jan 31, 2023 | Climate change, Food Security, irrigation, Livelihoods, Mandera County, solarenergy
The current drought in Northern Kenya is unprecedented in its scale and duration, leading to critical food insecurity and rising malnutrition rates among people in the 29 counties classified as ASAL communities. According to an October drought report by the ASAL...
by NAPAD | Jan 26, 2023 | clean energy, Climate change, solarenergy, WASH
Water scarcity in Tuula Qalooc village Maimuna Mohammed is a mother of six living in Tuula Qalooc village, Gedo region, Somalia. For most of her life, she has had to walk for 4 km every day to the river Jubba to fetch water for her household. The journey was made...
