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Kenyan ASAL counties face a looming disaster as drought intensifies

Joint statement by the ASAL Humanitarian Network Nairobi, 13 July 2021 Following yet another below-average long rain season between March and May 2021, food security in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) counties in Kenya is deteriorating quickly. This is an alarming situation at the onset of the...

Denmark providing DKK 20 million for cash transfers to food-insecure families and SGBV survivors in Mombasa informal settlements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAST week, The Royal Danish Embassy in Nairobi signed a DKK 20 Million (KES 310 million) grant to provide cash transfers to 40,000 vulnerable Kenyans in Mombasa and Nairobi informal settlements. The cash transfers will be disbursed monthly, for three months, via MPESA to...

European Union Ambassador signed grant to transfer €5 million to assist 80,000 vulnerable Kenyans in ceremony moderated by Waihiga Mwaura

THIS Thursday, June 11, 2020, European Union Ambassador for Kenya, Simon Mordue signed a €5 Million grant that will enable a consortium of NGOs to provide cash transfers to 80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who have lost their income sources due to COVID-19. Grant applicants Oxfam in Kenya, The Kenyan Red...

Urgent Call for Debt Relief, Transparency and Accountability in Management of COVID-19 Emergency Funds to Ensure they Respond to the Needs of the People Affected

Download Full Report: CSO Urgent Call for Debt Relief Transparency.pdf CSO Urgent Call for Debt Relief Transparency.pdf 247.31 KB To: Amb. Ukur Yatani, Cabinet Secretary National Treasury and Planning Mr. Benedict Clement,s Mission Chief for Kenya, International Monetary Fund Mr. Tobias Rasmussen,...

Shadrack helping his wife on household chores.

Oxfam Kenya partners with Media for Effective Reporting on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work.

Nairobi, Kenya - Oxfam in Kenya hosted a media breakfast on 13th February 2020 to sensitize the media on unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW). UCDW is a social good and a driver of economic growth. It is estimated that it contributes USD 10 trillion to the global economy every year but it remains...