Reports

Executive Summary A. Exercise objective This was the first of three People First Impact Method (P-FiM) (Cf. Annex 2) exercises in Kenya with two others completed in March 2012 in Turkana District and East Pokot, Rift Valley Province…

On 4 December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 55/76 decided that, from 2001, 20 June would be celebrated as World Refugee Day. In this resolution, the General Assembly noted that 2001 marked the…

DR-2011-000029-KEN Period covered by this Ops Update: March 2011- May 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 30,438,354; Appeal coverage: The IFRC Drought Appeal has been fully funded. The IFRC was able to mobilize 33% of the budget. With support from…

Community Ownership Model Overview Water Missions International installs safe water projects in developing countries around the world. Using a community ownership model, WMI seeks to engage community members in the project. Technicians first conduct an…

At the height of the drought in Kenya last year, when an estimated 3.8 million people needed food assistance, World Vision International (WVI) launched a school feeding programme to reach the children hardest hit by the…

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has been intervening in several ways to the flood affected families in Tana Delta and Magarini/Malindi, after they were displaced from their homes by ragging floods. Parts of the interventions…

This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 20,419,397 in cash, kind, or services to support the Kenya Red Cross to assist 465,844 beneficiaries for 12 months and will be completed by June 2013. A Final Report will be…

Cases of diarrhoea have been reported among Tana River floods victims, raising fears of an outbreak of water-borne diseases among thousands of those displaced. Four women in Kone-Mansa location were Friday rushed to a health centre complaining…

Nine months ago, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) started Operations in IFO 2 West Refugee Camp in Dadaab. IFO 2 is one of the 5 camps that make up the Dadaab Refugees Camp. The other…

Thousands of families affected by the on-going drought in East Africa are set to benefit from improved water supplies, thanks to innovative mobile technology from Oxford University. The 'Smart Handpumps' project – backed by the UK Government…