#KenyaWomenSeries Vol 29 We don’t get to hear enough stories of women in Kenya disrupting the status quo & making a difference. This weekly project helps curate stories of incredible, inspiring, powerhouse Kenyan women. This week, we feature Pam Makotsi Sittoni. Drumrolls please 🪘🥁

I participated, I represented. The #COVID19 vaccination exercise at Kololo yesterday went well. The turn up was massive. Thanks to all companies that made a contribution to the success of the event. We continue until the 4.8M target is attained. #Partnerships #SharedValue

Even before the pandemic, the 22 richest men in the world had more wealth than all the women in Africa. Economic investments must target women entrepreneurs & focus on social protections, education & decent work.

Vaccine inequality is allowing #COVID19 variants to develop & run wild, condemning the world to more deaths & prolonging an economic slowdown. Without a coordinated, equitable approach, a reduction of cases in any one country will not be sustained over time.

Beans are truly affordable food! We love to see it our plates. How often do you eat beans #FarmerInASuit

Visited #Garbahaarey today and met with the Governor and #IDP reps. The situation is very dire. All interlocutors confirmed that the current wave of #drought has not been seen since 1974. Families lost entire livelihoods. Action is needed now to prevent further loss of life.

The woman on my right lost 200 goats, 2 camels and a donkey to the #drought. She & her children are now sheltering under a tree in #Garbagaarey. There are many like her across #Somalia’s hardest hit regions. Urgent support & #climate adaptation interventions are needed.

.@ianmcridley Head of Office @OCHASomalia explains how #drought has impacted people in #Somalia and appeals to donors & partners to urgently support ongoing efforts to mitigate the dire situation. Watch full interview➡️bit.ly/3E25jpR #InvestInHumanity UN Humanitarian Trócaire

📢December 2021 OCHA Somalia Humanitarian Bulletin is out! Highlights: ✔️ 2022 #Humanitarian Response Plan for #Somalia released ✔️ #Drought getting worse across Somalia ✔️ Funding allocations in 2021 ✔️ First #UN mission to Ceel Waaq in 6 years Read more👉bit.ly/3JZwBBi

1/2 After trekking 14 days & losing their livelihoods, 6 families displaced by #drought arrived in Dhobley, #Jubaland, on 10 Jan from Middle Juba region. One family had only 3 cows after losing 80, another lost all 40. They spent a cold night under trees awaiting assistance.

2/2 Since 1 Jan, 100+ #displaced #Somali families arrived in Dhobley; 3K people since Oct 21 when #drought hit #Jubaland The #IDPs need 🔺non-food items 🔺water 🔺food 🔺medical assistance Partners are providing cash, NFIs, water, hygiene assistance, but more support is needed

1/2 Rahima Hassan, 19-year-old mother of 3, has lived in Qansahaley #IDP settlement in Doolow, Gedo region, #Somalia for 2 months. Her family left Qansax Dheere district, Bay region, after losing crops over 2 dry seasons. They depend on aid agencies & other IDPs for livelihood.

2/2 About 15K newly arrived IDPs live in Qansahaley, Kabaasa, Qurdubay sites in Doolow incl. 2,772 displaced by #drought & #conflict from #Ethiopia. They share water/sanitation, meals, health facilities. #Drought is worsening, more support is needed to meet increasing needs.

#Children in the Horn of Africa are struggling to survive amidst an ongoing #climatemergency & drought, the worst in the last 40 years. Despite efforts to reduce risks, #climatechange continues to push families to their limit. UNICEF needs help to deliver #ForEveryChild

Halima gave birth to a beautiful baby boy yesterday in Dollow, #Somalia. Halima is beaming with pride of her first born yet full of worry. Drought has claimed the family’s livestock and three of Halima’s siblings. “All I wish for my son is to survive.” #HornOfAfrica drought

Today The Deputy Prime Minister, Mahdi M. Gulaid has unveiled King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center KSrelief project Support for the food program of 42,360 beneficiaries to Families effected by the #droughts #Somalia

This 75yr old grandmother used to live with her family & livestock in Ufurow, #Somalia. Today, she lives alone in a tent near Dollow town. Insecurity & drought has taken the cattle & split the family. “This is the worst drought I remember in my lifetime," she said.

Climate change does not act in isolation. Combined with vulnerability, climate change pushes people to the margins of survival. On #IWD2022, let's talk about the linkages between women’s empowerment and effective #ClimateAction: bit.ly/3ChX7T3 Via UN Women

I had the singular of receiving and interviewing Ellen Johnson Sirleaf this afternoon!

1/2 90-yr old Mohamed Obare has never seen such a drought. He arrived with his family of 11 in Badbaado IDP camp in Nov. from El’ad, after losing 65 of 70 cows. “I've been reduced to waiting for assistance & handouts from neighbours, friends. It is the worst situation to be in”