by NAPAD | Aug 12, 2020 | COVID19, Emergency, Livelihoods, WASH
Since March 2020, when Somalia recorded its first COVID-19 case, NAPAD has supported the COVID-19 response in its areas of operation through awareness creation and provision of hygiene kits. Our staff are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, staying...
by NAPAD | Jul 22, 2020 | Animal health, Climate change, Emergency, Food Security, Livelihoods, Livestock, WASH
Sahara Adan having her goat treated in Deka village Gedo Deka Village, Elwak district in Gedo Somalia has been the home of 38-year-old Sahara Adan Dhicis for the past 8 years. A widow and the sole breadwinner for her 8 children, Sahara relies on her small herd as the...
by NAPAD | Jul 22, 2020 | Education, HEALTH, hygiene, Somalia, WASH
Yamyam Primary School in Abduwak District Somalia. Thorn trees stretch in a stubborn thicket for hundreds of miles in every direction of Abduwak District, Somalia. The region is characterized by hot and dry weather most of the year except for some unreliable...
by NAPAD | May 14, 2020 | Livelihoods, WASH
To reduce water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases in IDP camps and Host communities in Somalia, NAPAD continues to support community behavioral change through participatory hygiene promotion campaigns and establishment of water storage and sanitation...
by NAPAD | May 13, 2020 | Food Security, Livelihoods, WASH
Mr. Billow Adow in his farm. Billow Adow, a small-scale farmer from Hamare practices farming on a quarter an acre piece of land. This has enabled him to not only cater for his children’s education but also take care of his nuclear family. However, due to the...
by NAPAD | Mar 18, 2020 | WASH
The aftermath of the 2017 drought had devastating effects, leaving half of Somalia’s population with food and water shortages. Portable water became scarce and existing water supplies became unfit for consumption, accelerating water borne diseases. One year after the...
