Reports

The worst drought in forty years is hitting East Africa, pushing many in the region to the brink of famine. Despite the situation, governments across the Europe, including Finland, are cutting funding from development budgets and…

“The challenges are many.” It’s a phrase you hear often in East Africa and it rings especially true in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. CLOSE TO BORDERS of Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia, Kakuma has harboured…

The Northern Kenya Integrated Development project trains women in peacebuilding. Milka Rutonye explains how the women brought two conflicting communities together. Three years ago, Milka Rutonye had had enough. The mother of seven children grew up in…

Teacher training in collaboration with UNICEF Kenya is an immense support to teachers of children in Kakuma refugee camp. Quality education with psychosocial support ensures that no one is left behind. Young children can only thrive when…

Peace is like an egg. It is delicate and fragile, but in the right conditions, it gives life. Those are the wise words of the late Deka Ibrahim, who resolved clan conflicts in Wajir County in the…

Community members in Turkana South and West Pokot rejoiced at having lived in peace for 18 months without cattle raids and killings by together celebrating the International Day of Peace in late September. For decades Pokot and…

Warring communities in the Isiolo and Samburu counties in Northern Kenya have vowed to end their persistent conflict. The conflict has been ongoing for half a year, during which at least 50 people have died and…

Finn Church Aid facilitated a mediation meeting between local political leaders, after dozens of people were killed in cattle raids and revenge attacks in northern Kenya. FCA country manager Merja Färm was present during the talks…

The political leaders of the Turkana and Pokot tribes have met in historical peace talks in North Kenya. The leaders were united for the first time to negotiate the ways to reach peace. Dry, deserted lands in…

The biggest problem of the five provinces of Northern Kenya is poverty. This was the conclusion made in a meeting between four northern governors in Nairobi. The meeting was summoned and hosted by Finn Church Aid,…