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Helen Akuom, 50 and Nyartoe Nakwale 67 at he Gypsum mining field in Kapua Turkana County. Photo Credit: Joy Obuya

Resilient Communities: Story of Hellen Akuom

CMDRR is a process whereby a community systematically manages its disaster risk reduction measures towards becoming a safer and resilient community. Oxfam, through financial support from EU humanitarian aid has been working closely with communities through the Community Disaster Management...
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Duda Ousman, Wajir emergency drought response beneficiary. Photo Credit: Joy Obuya

Coping with the drought in Wajir: Story of Duda Ousman

Oxfam in Kenya through financial support from European Union humanitarian aid, Disaster Emergency Committee, UNICEF and Oxfam Hong Kong is giving cash assistance of KES 2,700 (€ 22 ) per month for seven months to 3001 households in Wajir County. 169,385 people are also accessing clean safe water...
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Photo Credit: Ojwok Photography

Shifting the power to local humanitarian actors

Shifting the Power project envisions supporting local actors to take up their place alongside international actors to create a more balanced humanitarian system that is more responsive and accountable to disaster affected communities.
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Women, girls, boys, men and aid workers are #NotATarget

As we mark the World Humanitarian Day 2017, we call on governments and world leaders to prioritize and invest in the protection of women, girls, boys, men and aid workers caught in disasters.
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Drought Striken Marsabit County. Photo Credit; Blandina Bobson

Cash assistance saving livestock in the face of drought

Through EU humanitarian support , Oxfam in Kenya and Concern worldwide have supported 1600 households in Marsabit County with the much-needed cash assistance to buy medicines and food for their livestock
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