Kenya
The Horn of Africa Crisis: “The Challenge of a Generation”
Across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, the Horn of Africa is experiencing the extreme effects of climate change. Compounded by other factors, the impacts on communities have been catastrophic. CARE calls for the full funding of the Humanitarian Resource Plan in all countries to save lives.
Read MoreWorsening Drought in Kenya Leads to Increase in School Dropouts
The severe and worsening drought in Kenya has impacted school retention as pupils are forced to drop out of school to support their parents in the search for food, pasture, and water. The findings are part of a recent survey carried out by CARE Kenya in Kajiado Central Sub-County.
Read MoreAdoption of Mobile Technology in A Humanitarian Response To Drought Ravaged Communities in Northern Kenya
Over 3.5 million people are facing severe hunger in Kenya. Several factors from failed successive rainfall seasons, and locust swarms, to the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns and now the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, have led to loss of livelihoods as the cost of living skyrockets.
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