This report highlights NAPAD’s work in 2024, in collaboration with our partners, to respond to the urgent needs of vulnerable communities in Somalia affected by conflict, climate shocks, displacement, disease outbreaks, malnutrition, limited access to healthcare, and...
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Providing Clean Water Access for Communities in Aricadeys
Access to clean water in Somalia remains a critical humanitarian issue, made worse by recurring droughts, flash floods, conflict, and poor infrastructure. In rural areas, access is particularly limited, with only 28% of the population having basic water supply,...
A Community’s Journey towards Improved Food Security
A wide ariel view of the surgudud farm under solar powered irrigation In Surgadud Village, Dollow District, Somalia, subsistence farming was once a reliable source of food for household consumption, with any surplus sold to neighbours or in the local market. However,...

School Meals Contribute Towards Improved Child Nutrition and School Attendance Rates in Schools in Gedo Region
Hawa taking notes in class together with her classmates It’s midday break at Durrow Primary School in Dollow District, Somalia. Rows of eager children in uniform wait patiently in line, their laughter and chatter filling the air as they queue for their daily breakfast. Among them is 14-year-old Hawa Adan, a class seven student. Just four years ago, Hawa had to drop out of school to help her family, spending most of her time at home carrying out domestic chores. Hawa is one of 11, 420 students...