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Video of the effects of drought in Kenya

October 13th, 2009
posted by Ryan Rowe

Hi,

Further to my earlier posts/articles/photos from my trip to Kenya, I just watched a a recent video from CNN highlighting the effects of drought on the Samburu tribes in that country. The area focused on by the video is not far from where I visited in September 2009 (Isiolo, in Eastern Province). I thought I would share it with you as it made my experience even more real and gave me further insight into the devastating effects of the drought on the local people, their crops and their livestock and how it is causing people and animals to starve, face malnutrition or thirst due to the lack of water.

Many images in the video are similar to those I posted in my articles during September 2009.

What I did not know before visiting Kenya but learned about after meeting a German woman who works with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was that there are hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees on Kenyas western border with Somali.  This woman has been involved in working with Dadaab, the worlds largest refugee camp with over 300,000 people living there.  Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) is also working on the ground in Dadaab.  Here are two articles from UNHCR and MSF which provide background on the situation:

UNHCR - Angelina Jolie visits “dire” refugee settlement on Kenyan border with Somalia
MSF - Briefing Paper Dadaab: the Unacceptable Price of Asylum

The resources of the organisations are already stretched but now additional assistance is needed to assist the victims of the drought, which is not just a nation-wide phenomenon but affecting other East African countries. Read more here:

World Food Programme - Kenya
Red Cross Red Crescent - Field Operations in Kenya

Those of us not in the field can help by supporting their efforts with financial donations, without which they would not be able to do their work! If you would like to make a contribution, please contact me so I can help you make a greater impact through various matching donation programs! Such programs would allow you to match up to double the amount of your donation…

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