Assessments

CHF International’s Asset Building Group methodology is an approach to rapid economic recovery and development that has become increasingly integrated into CHF’s East Africa portfolio. Developed by CHF’s Economic Development Unit and the Office of Humanitarian…

I. Executive Summary South Sudan became an independent nation and the world’s newest country on July 9th 2011, marking the conclusion of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that had been in place since 2005. Beginning during referendum…

I. Executive Summary Following below average spring rains in 2011, acute drought conditions severely affected over 13 million people in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, creating conditions for famine, mass displacement, and destitution among pastoral and agropastoral…

I. Executive Summary In June 2011, the Government of Kenya (GoK) declared the country’s deepening drought to be a national disaster. Some 3.7 million people are currently in need of assistance across the country. Rising food prices,…

I. Executive Summary The 2011 South Sudan referendum has resulted in a mass influx of returnees over the course of the past four months from northern Sudan and border countries such as Uganda, Congo and Kenya. According…

Post-election violence in the wake of Kenya's December 27, 2007 presidential election triggered a severe humanitarian crisis and displaced half a million people. Although security conditions have improved following the February 28 agreement between the Party of National Unity (PNU)…