KENYAN DROUGHT DISASTER - update!

FURTHER UPDATE - food has been DISTRIBUTED!

19 tons of relief food has been distributed to 513 of the most vulnerable households, across 7 villages in the Chakama region. Each food parcel contained:

• 24kg on Maize Flour

• 10kg of Beans

• 2.5L of Oil

• 1kg of Salt

Food was delivered to the villages using a lorry

Offloading the food

Motorcycles and smaller vehicles were used to access remote sites where the lorry couldn’t enter

Food parcels were distributed to villagers

oCTOBER UPDATE!

Food is being delivered to Chakama just now. With your support, this will be enough for 6 of the 40 target villages suffering hunger from the severe drought.

RAINS IN KENYA HAVE FAILED AND NOW HUGE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE BEING BADLY AFFECTED BY DROUGHT.

Chakama Villages pictured before the drought

Current state during the drought

Chakama is one such area that is being badly affected by drought. Comprised of 40 villages, and located within Kenya’s Kilifi Country which is one of the poorest counties in Kenya, the community lives under very harsh conditions. Men, women and children are going hungry and thirsty. Weak from hunger, they now have to walk several times the usual distance in search of water which they are not guaranteed is there. These water sources are now 15/20km away instead of just a few km.