Reports

Hygiene Promotion Training of Trainers – Planning for CHW training Hygiene Promotion Training of Trainers (ToT) in three counties has been carried out. 70 Public Health Officers, Water Officers and WASH NGO staff who participated in the courses…

Access to education builds resilience amid drought in north-western Kenya By Tim Ledwith TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya, 5 December 2011 – Rebecca Ekusi remembers what life was like before she came to Kalokutanyang Mobile School. In those days, she…

Executive summary In resource-scarce East Africa, minority groups face major challenges over the control of and access to land and other natural resources. Despite national policy regimes that are developing in a positive direction, the reality for…

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Even with all the stand-offs, mistrust and sharp differences of opinion on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that continue to mar this year’s climate summit in Durban, some of the people who are directly affected…

OT-2011-000160-KEN This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 26,154,197 in cash, kind, or services to support the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) to assist between 76,000-110,000 beneficiaries (the current population in the camps is 76,000 people, however this is…

MOYALE, Kenya [ACTED News] – An estimated 90 percent of water sources in Mandera West district are contaminated with human and livestock waste, according to an ACTED field assessment. This poses a significant health risk to…

HIGHLIGHTS Nutrition surveys in Marsabit and Mandera West indicate decreased rates in acute malnutrition compared to levels in April/May in the same areas. Factors associated with the reduced acute malnutrition levels include: overall scale up of nutrition…

NAIROBI [ACTED News] – A growing outbreak of cholera at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya - the world’s largest refugee camp hosting approximately 500,000 refugees - since mid-November is threatening to spread beyond the confines…

BARAGOI, Kenya [ACTED News] – Food insecurity and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) needs in Northern Kenya remain extremely high, a recent ACTED household assessment in Samburu has revealed. The assessment was carried out as part of…