ENHANCING SANITATION FACILITIES IN IDP SETTLEMENTS: DOLLOW DISTRICT, SOMALIA
Introduction Access to safe and inclusive sanitation services and facilities is a basic need, without which health, hygiene, privacy, safety, and dignity are undermined. Contaminated water, poor sanitation and hygiene practices, and lack of sanitation infrastructure...
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...
NAPAD HUMANITARIAN APPEAL
Urgent Humanitarian Appeal for Flood-Affected Population in Jubaland State, Somalia NAPAD, a local organization operating within the Gedo Region, is committed to serving the nomadic communities through humanitarian and resilience-building efforts. We aim to promote...
El-Nino Emergency Response in Dolow and Belethawa Districts, SomaliaÂ
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...
