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Kenya
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<p><strong>Capital:</strong> Nairobi<br /><strong>Population: </strong>35.6 million <br /><strong>Life expectancy: </strong>52.1 years <br /><strong>Literacy rate: </strong>73.6%<br />Concern started work in 2002</p>
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Capital: Nairobi Population: 35.6 million Concern started work in 2002
Since late 2008, Kenya has been suffering one of its most serious food crises, with almost 10 million people at risk of starvation.
Key Facts
Capital:
Nairobi
Population: 35.6 million
Life expectancy: 52.1 years
Literacy rate: 73.6%
Concern started work in 2002
Kenya on the brink: video
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 19 November 2009 |
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In the Kajiado district in southern Kenya, the rains have not come for the fourth year in a row. Drought, rising food prices and climate change are combining to threaten the lives of the Maasai herders who call Kajiado home. This video tells their story.
Christmas Parcel Appeal
A simple parcel and its contents can mean the difference between life and death for a family ravaged by drought and hunger. A donation of €72 can buy a parcel that feeds a family for three months.
At the Coalface of Climate Change
Recently I was privileged to spend a few days in the company of a remarkable man. I first met Kenny Matampash in Kenya in May. A member of the pastoralist Maasai people, he runs a local NGO – Neighbours Initiative Alliance – that provides support to his fellow Maasai.
Kenya’s drought: media coverage
Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 27 October 2009 |
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Many parts of Kenya have now been without rain for three years.
Climate change and hunger
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 14 October 2009 |
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Today, as part of Blog Action Day, thousands of people are blogging about climate change. For Concern Worldwide’s entry, I’ve decided to write about how climate change is affecting world hunger.
Disaster looms in east Africa
Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 5 October 2009 |
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Daniel Howden from the Independent recently visited Marsabit in northern Kenya with Concern.
Kenya’s “lush land dries up”
There are some harrowing reports coming from Kenya about its worsening drought.
A typical day for Gloria
Gloria lives in Mathare Valley, Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest and most dangerous slums in the world.
Cash transfers by phone in Kenya
Using mobile phones, Concern distributed cash to over 3,000 people in the Kerio Valley, Kenya. The project was a success, empowering the recipients, improving their lives and stimulating the local economy.
