Reports

By: Susan Martinez “Before Action Against Hunger found us, we were still having many cases of malnutrition,” explains Rose Chepochonyil, a community health volunteer in the village of Kapkitony, northwestern Kenya. “But we are now able to…

A Congolese refugee is providing a lifeline for thousands of refugees and their hosts in Kenya’s Kakuma camp through sustainable, reliable and affordable energy. By Samuel Otieno and Charity Nzomo in Kenya | 05 June…

In Kenya’s Hagadera refugee camp, the number of women and girls reporting cases of violence nearly doubled from 198 in 2019 to 389 in 2021 Children, especially girls, are dropping out of school as the drought forces…

FORWARD The financial year 2021 (FY21) was an activity filled year for the Board, being the second year of living and mitigating COVID-19 pandemic aftershocks. The Board continued to offer governance and strategic oversight to World Vision…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ An average of 10.5 mm of rainfall was received in the month of May which was below normal. ▪ The 3-month VCI was 27.31 indicating normal vegetation conditions •…

Salesians in Slovakia hold campaign to raise funds for teacher shortage at Kakuma Refugee Camp (MissionNewswire) The Salesian-run SAVIO in Slovakia launched the 17th annual public fundraising campaign Tehlička (the Brick) to raise funds to help build…

The monthly risk briefing reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the scope and scale of the Start Fund…

In Northeast Kenya, an ongoing drought is raging on following three consecutive seasons of failed rains, making an already dire food insecurity situation worse. Marsabit County is now reporting high or above-usual rates of acute malnutrition.…

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT Impact Like its neighbours in the horn of Africa, Kenya is experiencing extreme drought conditions and some 3.5 million people are facing severe hunger. Following the failure of a third consecutive rainfall season in eastern…

Introduction Background Since late 2019, when the first case of COVID-19 was identified1 , cities around the world have been facing varying impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and have employed different measures to respond to the growing risks.…