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...
El-Nino Emergency Response in Dolow and Belethawa Districts, Somalia
Good hygiene and sanitation practices can save lives In the Gedo region of Somalia, the River Dawa is a double-edged sword for the communities it supports. While it sustains agricultural livelihoods during the dry seasons, it can quickly become a source of devastation during periods of heavy rainfall, as witnessed during the El Niño-induced flooding from October-December in 2023. UNOCHA reported over 1.5 million people in Somalia were displaced during this period. The floods resulted in human...
