Reports

One year after the Kenyans for Kenya Drought Initiative began, one of the areas, Walda Location in Sololo District, Moyale is already reaping the fruits of the work. The mid- to long-term plan for the initiative was…

For Kenyan entrepreneurs, waste can be good business as new toilets offer safe, clean facilities – and provide work for residents by Clar Ni Chonghaile Dennis Ochieng balances precariously with one leg on either side of a narrow…

KISUMU, 15 November 2012 (IRIN) - Flash floods have washed away the rice harvest of some 2,000 farmers in western Kenya, flooding some of their homes and sending latrine effluent into water courses, according to officials…

One year after the Kenyans for Kenya Drought Initiative began, one of the areas, Walda Location in Sololo District, Moyale is already reaping the fruits of the Initiative. The Initiatives mid to long-term programming was to…

Published November 10, 2012 Samuel Loewenberg KAKUMA, Kenya —The Kakuma refugee camp is 60 miles from Sudanese border, in the uppermost reaches of the arid Turkana region of Kenya. It was opened in 1992 to house the 16,000…

HIGHLIGHTS Heavy rains to continue across region Start of deyr rains results in flooding in central Somali Region of Ethiopia Great Lakes: aid operation is “effective but not sufficient” Insecurity plagues areas of Kenya Plans for polio vaccinations begin; thousands of…

By DAVE OPIYO An innovative project expected to deliver safe drinking water annually to 4.5 million people in western Kenya has been listed amongst projects to be backed by the UN’s Momentum for change initiative. The LifeStraw Carbon…

For the past few months, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) Dadaab Operations started having monthly clean up campaigns in IFO 2 Dadaab Refugee Camp. This exercise is in a bid to improve the hygiene condition…

When the Kenya Red Cross Society(KRCS) took over Camp Management of IFO 2 West Dadaab Refugee camp one year ago, most of the refugee community was sharing latrines between seven households. The WASH team with support from…

Posted by Rachel Faulkner Concern Worldwide has been helping people to come together and solve problems in their local communities. We’ve been using an approach called community conversation. It shows how to solve issues as a group. Coming…