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KenyaSchool cupboard libraries receive 950 new books, support for locally published titles and librarian training. Links to nearby Children’s Corners expand access. Koriema Primary School in Kenya is a documented example of this wider African programme. Location context: Koriema, Kenya · one documented programme location. The map shows country context, not an…
KenyaAccording to the county department of health in Mombasa, the first Dengue cases were reported in early March 2021, with 24 cases testing positive out of 47 (51% positivity rate). In April, another 305 cases tested positive out of 315 (97% positivity rate). The adjacent Lamu county has also reported a total of 224 posit
KenyaAccording to the county department of health in Mombasa the first dengue cases were reported in early March 2021 with 24 cases testing positive out of 47 (51% positivity rate). In April another 305 cases tested positive out of 315 (97% positivity rate). The adjacent Lamu county, has also reported a total of 224 positiv
KenyaEffects from the rains have been observed as early as 7 April with the Kenya Red Cross Society (KCRS) responding with local resources to the minor emergencies since the onset. Since 16 April, the effects have worsened leading to displacements of population and livelihood disruptions, with the KRCS scaling up its respon
KenyaIfo, the oldest of the five Dadaab camps, provides accommodation for refugees from over ten countries, although most are from Somalia. Like many of the camps on this list, Ifo is severely overcrowded: most household plots are just 12m x 15m, and all nine sectors of the camp have exceeded their designated capacities. Worse yet, half of the camp is located…
KenyaDagahaley refugee camp, also part of the Dadaab complex, is the third-largest refugee camp in the world, with a population of nearly 90,000 people. Like Hagadera, the camp was rapidly constructed in the early 1990s in response to the Somali Civil War, and has well outlasted its expected retirement date. In 2011, an uptick in violence—coupled with ongoing…
KenyaThe second, third, and fourth-largest refugee camps in the world all belong to the Dadaab refugee complex in southeastern Kenya. Hagadera, the largest of the five camps (and the second largest in the world), is home to over 100,000 refugees, of which over 95% hail from Somalia. In the quarter-century since it was founded, Hagadera has evolved into a…
KenyaThe 14-year project (2016-2030) is led by four thematic working groups and a development committee, and takes the Turkana CIDP (County Integrated Development Plan) as its basis. Key characteristics are sustainable urban and agricultural/livestock development for the host community (estimated population of 20,000) and refugees (estimated population of…
KenyaThe camp is located on the outskirts of Kakuma town, which is the headquarters for Turkana West District of Turkana County. Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlemen t had a population of 196,666 registered refugees and asylum-seekers at the end of July 2020. With an influx of new arrivals in 2014, Kakuma surpassed its capacity by over 58,000…
KenyaThe Dadaab refugee complex has a population of 218,873 registered refugees and asylum seekers as at the end of July 2020. Dadaab refugee complex consists of three camps. The first camp was established in 1991, when refugees fleeing the civil war in Somalia started to cross the border into Kenya. A second large influx occurred in 2011, when some 130,000…
KenyaNAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned more than 435,000 refugees in Kenya faced imminent food shortages unless new funds are swiftly received. WFP needs US$57 million to continue providing food and nutrition assistance to the country’s refugee population between January and June 2021. Without new funds, WFP will need to…
KenyaThe worst locust invasion in decades The region is also facing the biggest locust outbreak in over 25 years , and the most serious in 70 years for Kenya. Millions are sweeping across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia and have decimated thousands of hectares of crops. This outbreak has been made worse by the climate crisis, with unusually heavy rains leading…
KenyaHeavy rain triggered a deadly landslide in western Kenya on 14 October. According to local media , 2 people died in the landslide that struck in Weiwei, West Pokot County, burying at least 5 houses. Four people were rescued and several people were injured. The landslide also caused damage to roads, limiting access to the area. Severe floods struck in…