by NAPAD | May 6, 2025 | Agriculture, Agroforestry, clean energy, Climate change, empowerment, Food Security, irrigation, Kitchen garden, Livelihoods, Nutrition, solarenergy, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women
A wide ariel view of the surgudud farm under solar powered irrigation In Surgadud Village, Dollow District, Somalia, subsistence farming was once a reliable source of food for household consumption, with any surplus sold to neighbours or in the local market. However,...
by NAPAD | Apr 28, 2025 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Feb 28, 2025 | Business, clean energy, Climate change, Drought, Emergency, empowerment, Food Security, irrigation, Livelihoods, Nutrition, solarenergy, WASH, Water, Women
Mama Anab harvesting peas from her farm together with her women group Busle village, located in Somalia’s Gedo region along the banks of the Jubba River, is home to approximately 200 households. The community comprises small-scale agro-pastoralists who relied on...
by NAPAD | Jan 21, 2025 | Displacement, Emergency, IDPs, Somalia, WASH, Women
Overview of the Crisis Displaced families stand helplessly, gazing at the remains of their evicted homes in Deynille. Women and children bear the brunt of the displacements and evictions. According to the 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), Somalia...
