Stories

Halima Guyo, or as she’s affectionately known, MamaGuyo, is no ordinary woman. Armed with nothing but a jerrycan and a prayer, she’d embark on a daily trek, under the unforgiving sun of Marsabit…

You hear the truck before it gets to you.It is loud, it is heavy and it rattles the ground and hence why you hear it before it gets to you.Beside it, are the recruits from the National youth service…

She had just put her kids to sleep and was getting ready to call it a night as well, when the first drop of water hit her roof. She actually smiled to herself thinking about how peaceful their night…

Marsabit County, situated in the northern region of Kenya, has been grappling with severe climate challenges that have exacerbated food insecurity. With five consecutive seasons of below-average…

Halima Abdo, a -34 year-old teacher, is a member of the Manyata Konso Women Group in Marsabit County, Kenya. This group, consisting of local women, engages in various activities such as merry-…

Dakabaricha, like many areas in Marsabit County, has suffered from severe droughts that have drastically reduced agricultural productivity.Asha Sode, a -47year-old resident and secretary of the Uye…

Halima Abdo, a -34 year-old teacher, is a member of the Manyata Konso Women Group in Marsabit County, Kenya. This group, consisting of local women, engages in various activities such as merry-…

Where the earth had grown hard and thirsty. Days were marked by the relentless sun and the harsh reality of a land gripped by one of the longest, most unforgiving droughts East Africa had ever seen.…

These are some of the words residents of Buna in Wajir County are using todescribe the last drought.You see, communities in Wajir County are not strangers to drought. They arepastoralists. They…

Nuria Abdi is a calm, elderly woman whose whole family lives under one frayed roof. Her shelter made with sticks and frayed fabric stands on dry, hot sand that clearly thirsts for some water. Animal…