FEEDING THE HUNGER FOR EDUCATION IN GEDO REGION SOMALIA
Belet -Hawa located along the border in Gedo Region shares a long insecure border line with Kenya and Ethiopia. Cyclic drought, armed conflict, limited services and severe food insecurity are key recurrent problems experienced in the district. Children have been the...
INCENTIVES KEEP TEACHERS IN SCHOOL IN GEDO SOMALIA.
Mr. Abdifatah Mohamed Muhumed, a 28-year-old headteacher of Alqalam primary school in Balethawa In Somalia, school absenteeism not only stems from the lack of children in the schools but also the empty teacher's desk. Teacher absenteeism has been caused mainly by...
SAFETY PACKAGING SAVES LIVES: BEHAVIOUR CHANGE CAMPAIGN FOR FOOD VENDORS IN KISMAYU
Every day hundreds of traders and consumers flock into markets in Kismayu to purchase various commodities, especially food items. Bread and meat are a staple and typical food in Kismayu. Currently, meat and bread in Kismayu and broader Somalia is sold in the market...
SUSTAINABLE CLEAN WATER ACCESS FOR SHIDLE VILLAGE
Shidle Village, situated 35 kilometers from Dollow Town in the Gedo region of Somalia, is home to the minority Somali Bantu community. One of the longstanding challenges faced by the village is the scarcity of clean water. Despite the community's effort to construct a shallow well along the river, the absence of infrastructure, such as a water pump, made it difficult for the residents, particularly women and girls, to access water easily. Consequently, they resorted to fetching water directly...
