by NAPAD | Nov 15, 2022 | Drought, Somalia, WASH
Water scarcity in Somalia The Horn of Africa is facing its driest season in 40 years. Climate change has exacerbated the frequency and severity of droughts that have now left all of Somalia in an extreme drought after four consecutive failed rainy seasons. According...
by NAPAD | Oct 29, 2022 | Drought, Food Security, Livelihoods, Nutrition, Somalia
Keyf Hussein harvesting capsicum from her kitchen garden in Dalsan Village Most regions of Somalia have been affected by the persistent drought which has resulted in increased food insecurity, acute water scarcity, and severe malnutrition, particularly among children...
by NAPAD | Oct 18, 2022 | Drought, Education, Food Security, Nutrition, Somalia
Displaced families are more concerned with where they will get food, water, and shelter when they first arrive at internally displaced persons’ settlements than they are about where their children will go to school. According to the Somalia Situation Drought...
by NAPAD | Aug 30, 2022 | Somalia
More than 7.1 million people in Somalia have been affected by the historic levels of drought in Somalia following the fourth consecutive failed rainy season. Multiple shocks including the COVID- 19 pandemic have slowed down the country’s recovery and its...
by NAPAD | Jul 27, 2022 | Emergency, Livelihoods, Livestock, Somalia
The demand for water in our daily living is undebatable. A report by the UNOCHA states that more than 3.9 million people cannot access enough safe water for domestic use in Somalia. Water scarcity in Somalia because of the protracted drought has severely affected...
by NAPAD | May 25, 2022 | COVID19, Education, Livelihoods, Somalia
Smallholder businesses owned by women in Somalia, face a variety of challenges which include cultural restrictions, illiteracy, inadequate business knowledge and skills, lack of capital and limited access to credit institutions that facilitate business growth or...
