Reports

This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only. Appeal Target: CHF 1,431,000 The Context The year was marked by dramatic events within the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), the impact of which continued to be felt right…

NAIROBI, 21 May (IRIN) - The World Bank, representatives of US complementary health institutes and African traditional healers have agreed to collaborate on the analysis and validation of indigenous health practices, including herbal treatments of HIV/AIDS-related opportunistic infections. Western health institutes…

KENYA: WFP planning for new phase of food relief Delays in the arrival of shipments have caused WFP food distribution problems since January, and a break in the pipeline combined with internal transport problems had led to the combination of April…

URGENT NEEDS IN EDUCATION, HEALTH/NUTRITION AND WATER/SANITATION Increasing cases of diarrhoea, malaria and measles Insecurity continues to hamper emergency operations UNICEF’s co-ordination role extended for health/nutrition and water/sanitation sectors Only 32 % of Appeal requirements funded 1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT…

Have you said "Yes" for Kenyan Children? Highlights: The long rains have at last set in with widespread downpours being reported from most of the drought-affected districts of Kenya. Recent nutrition surveys undertaken by GOK, UNICEF and NGO partners show an overall…

From ChildWire, the email newsletter of Christian Children's Fund. Mother's Day is approaching -- the day we set aside to recognize the extraordinary lengths to which mothers go to ensure the well being of their children. Christian Children's Fund is…

Carolyn Miller, Chief Executive of Merlin, describes her recent field visit to drought-stricken northern Kenya: Ejoka! Na! I now know two words of Turkana, one of the languages of northern Kenya, and they both mean greeting and friendship. The people…

At a glance Summary Kenya is suffering from the third serious drought in ten years, with the north and north east of the country the worst affected. Despite some improvements brought by the onset of rains in Wajir and other parts…

By Robin Wheeler Robin Wheeler has been WFP's Regional Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) Officer for the Horn of Africa based in Nairobi since October 1998. He was the USAID/FEWS Country Representative in Ethiopia (1996-98) and Niger…

Response to SCF Wajir Article By Emma Naylor, humanitarian programme coordinator, Oxfam GB Kenya Programme Oxfam Great Britain has been working in Kenya since the 1960s, and in Wajir District since the 1980s, implementing relief and long-term development programmes. Oxfam Great…