Reports

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell travelled to eastern Kenya yesterday to meet families and refugees struggling to recover from the worst climate-induced drought to hit the region in 40 years. After five poor or failed rainy seasons…

Key messages • Kenya has experienced five consecutive failed rainy seasons. This has resulted in the most severe and persistent drought consequences. A high number of people (5.4 million up from 4.4 million in February 2023 in…

Heavy rainfall has been affecting south-western and eastern Uganda and the neighbouring western Kenya over the last week, causing floods, rivers overflow and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage. In Uganda, media and the Red…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The county received normal rainfall that was marked by fair temporal and even spatial distribution across the livelihood zones. • The vegetation greenness was generally above the normal range, whereby…

About World Vision World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all…

Overview Strong Women Strong World™ (SWSW) is a program that focuses on the empowerment of women and girls through intentionally integrating water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) with economic empowerment interventions. The program is inspired and catalyzed through…

Girls and young women in Kenya are facing serious and increased risks of sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) amid fears of a sixth successive year of drought and an ongoing humanitarian crisis. A survey by child rights NGO…

This analysis was conducted to assess the impact of severe drought on community members in Marsabit County, Kenya. Severe shortages of food and water continue to worsen in Marsabit County due to multiple and consecutive failed rain…

This analysis was conducted to understand how the impacts of hunger and food insecurity caused by severe droughts are impacting the protection of children in Kwale County, Kenya. The drought experienced across Kenya is worsening following several…

CONTEXT Five consecutive seasons of below-average rainfall between 2020 and 2022 have led to a severe drought across the Horn of Africa, leaving 4.4 million people in Kenya with insufficient access to food and water, according to…