Two years ago, parts of East Africa experienced their worst drought in 60 years, leaving over 13 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Here in Kenya, where ActionAid’s drought and...
Climate change is here to stay and this means more disasters and droughts for communities across the globe, especially Africa. Many parts of the world have witnessed the harsh effects of climate...
Mary Kalhelan, 35, who is HIV positive, is a single mother of 4, and lives in Kongelei, a pastoralist community in North Western Kenya.After a long dry spell, it started raining in October and...
The rivers are flowing and the grass is finally green in Kongelei, the pastoralist community in North Western Kenya. Here, I mostly meet women and children, as many men have left the villages in...
To Kecha Oudo, a mother of eight, and thousands of other residents of Saba Boru area the AAE food aid was timely. Having sold all her cattle to buy food after the drought, due to seasonal rain...
Sellina Narumbe is a pastoralist from Isiolo, northern Kenya. Reliant on her livestock for her survival, she has been hit hard by the ongoing drought sweeping parts of the country. Lack...
Fourteen year-old Martha Cherop is in standard four at Kongleai Primary School, West Pokot, in Kenya’s Rift Valley. The ongoing drought and food crisis affecting the country meant that she struggles...
