PROMOTING HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN SOMALIA’S RURAL COMMUNITIES ADMIST CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC
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...
AN OASIS OF HOPE IN HAMARE
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...
NCA-NAPAD Project Ensures Taps Never Run Dry in Dolow District
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...
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....
