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Kenya's Paul Tergat, twice Olympic silver medalist and world championship record holder over 10,000 metres, explains why he supports WFP's global school feeding campaign. I know what it means to be poor and hungry. I grew up in the town of…

Health and Family Planning Overview Population: 30.3 million (Central Bureau of Statistics, Kenya 2002) Infant Mortality Rate: 74 (1995, KDHS 1998) Under-Five Mortality Rate: 112 (1995, KDHS 1998) DPT3 Coverage: 79.2%, children 12-23 mos. (KDHS 1998) Nutrition: 22% underweight, children 0-59 mos. (KDHS 1998) Total Fertility Rate:…

SUMMARY The outlook for the 2002 September- December 2002 short-rains season points to the likelihood of mostly "normal" rainfall with slight tendencies toward "below normal" rainfall in most areas of the country outside the districts adjacent to…

Recipient: Waso Medical Services Shipment Date: 8/19/2002 Value: $393,254 Many illnesses in Kenya are transmitted by insects and animals, and by the use of contaminated water for washing and drinking. The situation is compounded by the relatively common lack of understanding…

Lessons learned during the 1999 - 2000 emergency response in Kenya Summary of report* The largest ever livestock intervention programme in Kenya took place in 2000/1, targeting drought affected pastoral areas of the country. At the time of this review, thirteen…

Budget FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 (est.) FY 2003 (request) Development Assistance & Child Survival $32.9 million $33.2 million $39.8 million $46.7 million Economic Support Funds $ .7 million 1 2.4 million TBD TBD P.L. 480 Title II $29.7 million $48.2 million $ 9.9 million TBD Total $63.3 million $83.8 million $49.7million+ $46.7 million+ OBJECTIVE The objective of the U.S. Agency for International Development's…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more…

OVERVIEW Access for delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gedo has improved in the southern part of the region during the past month. However, at the time of finalising this report, insecurity and the presence of landmines in…

NAIROBI, 14 August (IRIN) - The British Commonwealth Education Fund (BCEF) is to donate US $920,000 to promote early education initiatives in Kenya. Speaking at the launch of the fund in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, British Deputy High Commissioner Paul…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: the last information bulletin was dated June 19, 2001. BACKGROUND In early 1998, as Kenya began to recover from the floods of…