Reports

Financial Empowerment Through Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) Shinda Yussuf beams with excitement as she reveals that she has saved 960 Kenyan shillings (about $7.40) so far. For women like Shinda living in the remote pastoral…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable production prospects for 2025 long-rains main season crops Above‑average rangeland conditions benefitting livestock Prices of maize at high levels in southeastern and coastal marginal agriculture areas Abundant March-May long-rains benefitting the food security situation Favourable production prospects…

Nairobi, Kenya - May 21, 2025 - Today, Kenya officially took a major step towards protecting lives and livelihoods from disasters through its national launch of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative. The launch is…

What happened, where and when? By October 2024, the humanitarian situation in Kenya’s Kerio Valley had signicantly deteriorated, reaching critical levels . The number of displaced households in Baringo County increased from 2,951 in April to 4,454…

Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met 21-03-2025 What happened, where and when? Kenya is facing a drought situation that has significantly deteriorated following the consequence of the rain failure observed since the last quarter of…

Author: Johan G.L. Verheyden ABSTRACT The Great Lakes region of Africa is undergoing rapid urbanization amidst growing climate change vulnerabilities, challenging the resilience of its urban food systems. This literature review explores the intersection of urban and peri-urban…

The three-year initiative is backed by US$40 million in co-financing from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Grundfos Foundation. COPENHAGEN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is extending its…

In Numbers 1.1 million people assisted 4.8 million in cash-based transfers distributed USD 143.1 million six months net funding requirements (April-September 2025) 2,585 mt of food commodities distributed Operational Updates Food Security Situation The February 2025 Short Rains Assessment indicates over 2 million…

Author: Johan G.L. Verheyden Institution: Aries Consult Ltd and Aries Consult Kenya Summary: This literature review explores how the growing demand from rapidly urbanizing areas in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania is reshaping rural food systems. The phenomenon—referred to…

The recently released Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Kenya shows that in the arid and semi-arid counties (ASALs), an estimated 2.8 million people (17% of the analysed population) will face high levels of…