Reports

The objective of the KU-CFSVA was to analyze the food security, nutritional status and vulnerability of the urban population of Kenya, to provide baseline information to the policy-makers and practitioners, and to identify interventions. For the…

Almost half a million Kenyan school girls have been given access to free sanitary towels through a State initiative supported by UN Women. The initiative is a great leap forward in a country where many girls miss…

Press Release No:2012/444/AFR Washington DC, May 10, 2012—An estimated three million Kenyans will have access to improved water and sanitation services when a new water program is implemented in the next three years. An additional World Bank zero…

CHF 314,208 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 20,832 beneficiaries. Un-earmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged. Summary: Despite the Kenya…

Appeal Target: US$ 5,826,660 Fund received: US$ 3,515,029 Balance requested: US$ 2,311,631 Geneva, 7 May 2012 Dear Colleagues, This second revision for of the appeal KEN111 replaces the previous version which was issued on…

NAIROBI [ACTED News] - The poor performance of the 2012 long rains (March – May season) predicted for the Horn of Africa threatens to reverse recovery efforts and negatively affect food security for people struggling to…

Brussels, 02 May 2012 - During his visit to Kenya, EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, announced new support to address food security in Kenya, which is often affected by recurrent drought. Up to €40 million…

In 2011 the worst drought for 60 years across the Horn of Africa destroyed crops and left people and livestock dead. Across Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti, millions of people needed immediate assistance. In response, the…

BUDALANGI, 24 April 2012 (IRIN) - Joseph Mbima wades along submerged footpaths as he moves from homestead to homestead in the Bunyala area of western Kenya. His mission: to ask residents to evacuate their homes in…

Funds needed to prepare for below-average rains in 2012 Livelihoods of millions at risk Based on recent climatic outlooks, Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are likely to receive below-normal rainfall over the next rainy season (April –…