Assessments

Food insecurity in Kenya has deteriorated since August with the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance increasing from 2.1 million in August 2021 to 2.8 million in December 2021 as a result of the…

Overview The ASAL Humanitarian Network's (AHN) multipurpose cash assistance (MPCA) programme provides two rounds of multi-purpose cash transfers (MPCTs) to vulnerable populations in dry spell-affected counties in Kenya. This response is primarily funded by Oxfam and consists…

BACKGROUND KRCS has been implementing the IARP project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of KRCS and partners to prepare for and respond to disasters. As part of this, KRCS has developed an Early Action Protocol (EAP)…

Abstract Large-scale development interventions have long failed to accommodate the needs and preferences of pastoralists or the systems of resource governance and land tenure upon which they rely. However, advocates of rights-based approaches to development emphasise the importance of…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Forcibly displaced people (FDP) are increasingly inhabiting urban areas where, together with urban hosts, they face an array of risks and heightened vulnerabilities that need to be addressed through evidence-based policies and programs. More than…

Key Insights  New microdata from a high-frequency phone survey in Kenya shows pandemic-induced anxiety is especially high and increasing over time among refugee households compared to the surrounding host community.  The employment gap between refugees and…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I. Introduction The Kenya Food and Nutrition Security Assessment (FNSA) is a multi-agency, multi-sectoral exercise led by the government of Kenya, and is conducted in 23 arid and semi-arid (ASAL) counties. The assessment is carried out…

DW Akademie’s project Refugees and Migration in Africa supports the establishment of information services and feedback systems in refugee camps in several countries. To find out how people in our project area in Kenya communicate, we…

INTRODUCTION The ASAL Humanitarian Network is a platform led by local and national NGOs promoting a humanitarian system that enables more locally-led responses. Its current 30 members are all operational within the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL)…

BACKGROUND According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics labour force report released in March 2020, 34% of the 12 million Kenyan youth were unemployed with youth aged 20-34 accounting for 14% of the jobless people. This…