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Rapid Response Payment Request No. 03/2012 Funds Sent To: The Lutheran World Federation Amount Sent: USD 58,778 Date: 23 rd Feb 2012 Details of Response Emergency: Assistance to Sudanese refugees arriving at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya Date of…
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Droughts are hard to prevent, as they occur naturally due to lack of rainfall. Droughts do not, however, have to mean disaster. With planning, water can be collected and saved to last a community through a…
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Geneva, 22 February 2012 Brief description of the emergency During the latter part of 2011, increased fighting was reported along the southern border area of North Sudan, affecting villages in South Kordofan and Nuba mountains. This led to…
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By Jeff Power, GHNI Kenya Field Director & US Partner Development Director What if you tried to help a poor village get water, and bankrupted it in the process? It happens. And it’s not good. And that’s why we…
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Almost a month after a conflict between the Borana/Gabra in Moyale over scarce resources, especially water, pasture and land, the displaced people are yet to return to their homes. The conflict affected at least eleven villages…
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This year is the 20th anniversary of the world’s biggest refugee camp, Dadaab in north-eastern Kenya. UNHCR, which manages the Dadaab complex, set up the first camps there between October 1991 and June 1992. This followed…
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Introduction Background Community managed water supply systems play a significant role in providing water services to the Kenyan public. However many community managed water supplies continue to under-perform and require support in terms of infrastructure improvement, strengthening of…
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KEY ISSUES Oxfam Kenya begun the process of modelling its structures into a Single Management System, SMS in line with Oxfam Global Strategy of consolidation within 92 countries where it has presence. Streamlining of its Country Operation…
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Period covered by this Ops Update: November 2011- February 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 30,438,354; Appeal coverage: The donor response to this appeal is currently 50% as per IFRC records posted on 3rd October 2011. Appeal history: Kenya Red Cross…
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MARALAL, Kenya [ACTED News] - Limited access to clean water is showing negative impacts on malnutrition rates in Samburu County, Kenya. Contamination at the source and household level is apparent due to lack of knowledge of…
