Hybrid Solar Water Pumping System Improving Access to Safe and Affordable Water in Sala Village
Located in rural Mandera, 70 kilometres North of Mandera Town is the village of Sala. Overlooking it is river Dawa that flows smoothly and is about 1.5km from the village. However, accessing clean water for residents of this remote village has not been easy for many...
Influencing Students’ Retention Through School Feeding Programme
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...
EASING WATER HARDSHIP FOR RESIDENTS IN GUTICHA
Guticha is a Village is located in Mandera North Sub-County, Mandera County in North-Eastern Kenya. Two years ago, men, women and children converged at the village borehole, under the blistering sun, with everyone desperately wanting to water their animals...
EMERGENCY WATER TRUCKING TO ELNINO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN THE DOLLOW DISTRICT
Introduction Flooding in Dollow District The beginning of the El Niño phenomenon triggered devastating floods in Somalia, intensifying the already pressing humanitarian needs in a country already facing increased food insecurity, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks, especially Acute Watery Diseases (AWDs), Cholera, and Malaria. Widespread displacements and extensive damage to crops, farmlands, roads, homes, bridges, and critical infrastructure have been the aftermath of the severe flooding....