Kenya

Kenya is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator with a population of 43 million inhabitants. In 2011, it was affected by a serious drought and required emergency food assistance. Although the number of Kenyans affected has declined to 2.2 million in 2012, it remains significantly high representing about 5.5% of the total population.

Community Resiliency Project

West and East Pokot Pastoralist communities have been among the worst affected by the drought that has ravaged much of the Horn of Africa especially since the main economic activity in the region is pastoralism.

The Canadian Red Cross works with the Kenya Red Cross Society to improve the ability of individuals and communities in West and East Pokot, that are exposed to disasters and crises, to cope with and recover from the effects of adversity without compromising their long-term prospects. Four hundred farmers will benefit from access to one acre of land and agricultural supplies including seeds, tools, organic fertilizer and advice to increase their food production. Water will be made accessible through a nine kilometre pipeline.

The project targets a population of approximately 7,778 people as direct beneficiaries and 18,442 people as indirect beneficiaries.

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

The Kenya Red Cross and the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED), funded by the Canadian Red Cross and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development is implementing a project for improving maternal, newborn and child survival in Central Pokot district, West Pokot county, Kenya.