Reports

HIGHLIGHTS - Drought ravages livelihoods in northern districts and sparks alert concerns for southern-eastern districts - UK's Department for International Development commits GBP 1 million to support timely response to drought - United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs calls…

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) in collaboration with the ICRC (International Federation of the Red Cross) began a destocking exercise in different parts of the country from Saturday 5th February 2011. The KRCS targets to do destocking for…

Kenya Access to clean water is a common problem across Kenya, yet one solution can be found as simply as looking in the earth itself. CWS helped Mrs. Ngotho's community build a rock water catchment system made from stones gathered right…

$3 Million (USD) Dedicated to Health Initiatives with Save the Children in China, Kenya, the Philippines, Tajikistan, Vietnam and IndonesiaMedia Contact Eileen Burke 203.221.4233 (W); 203.216.0718 (M) WESTPORT, Conn. ( Jan. 25, 2011) - Save the Children announced today that it has…

AKRON, Pa. - Water is not as far away as it once was for the people of Enkusero-Sampu, a community in the Ngong Hills of Kenya. For years, obtaining water meant a 15-20 kilometer (about 9-13 mile) walk one way…

HIGHLIGHTS - Drought from La Nina dry spells interferes with livestock and agricultural production with implications for food security. - OCHA sends out a call for proposal for early response for La Nina drought - Kenya sets priorities in place for a…

Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and the International Federation of the Red Cross Societies (IFRC), have launched the Kenya Drought Response Initiative seeking to raise Ksh1,428,968,527 (CHF19,052,914 (USD 19,310,386 or EUR 13,609,224) in cash, kind or services to support 1,860,000…

Humanitarian issues at a glance - Depressed and poorly distributed October - December short rains as a result of La Nina has led to prolonged dry spells across the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya. La Nina effect is currently interfering…

Life in Northern Kenya is gruelling. Water is incredibly scarce, and this is made worse by appalling periods of drought which seem to last longer and longer with every passing year. And yet high above us, there is one…

Tunis, 21st December 2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved 3 projects in the water sector in the last few weeks amounting to USD 114.35 Million. The Bank strongly believes supporting the sector is important to…