Most urgent humanitarian needs include Food; Shelter and non-food items (NFIs); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, and facilities to relocate to and rescue to those marooned by the floods.
#FloodResponse #floodske

Our hearts go out to those affected by the devastating floods & landslides in 🇰🇪, claiming 210 lives since March & displacing 100 of thousands. The impact extends beyond borders. Torrential ⛈️ has left homes,roads & bridges in ruins, posing threats to livelihoods & public health.

🇰🇪 Heavy rains and #flooding have killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands in #Kenya .
Oxfam and partners are calling for more funding to scale up the response as heavy rains are expected to continue.

'Potato is one of the most sought-after food crop in Kenya. Seed demand is @ 400,000 tonnes against the country's 5% supply.' Utopian.

We are proud to be part of a solution by Utopian Ltd through our ISME Business Support prog with Open Capital

watch👉youtu.be/OqqaTcAqDAs

As the Heads of State convene for the #IDA21 this week, the #G7 women Governors are speaking resolutely to President William Samoei Ruto, PhD to step up and prioritize gender equality within the IDA framework.

Read the open letter 👇
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1/3 This week, we conducted an activity in Ngomongo under the We-Care project. Guided by the principles of the 5Rs - Recognize, Reduce, Redistribute , Represent, & Reward - discussions centered on the urgent need to increase water delivery frequency from weekly to thrice-weekly.

The rising climate-induced tensions are promoting unprecedented intercommunal conflicts over resources in the pastoralist regions of Isiolo and Samburu.

Thanks ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for leading the support. Thanks Strategies for Northern Development Africa (SND) for organizing the peace walk.

Oxfam Scotland

Transforming agribusiness value chain & improving community livelihoods lie at the centre of Nutrinuts' operations & we can't be more proud of the partnership through our ISME Business Support project with Open Capital.

Watch their incredible story 👉 youtu.be/2qa0mZPRDeg

Brilliant waste management innovation by OPERO in Kisumu County.

We hope our strategic collaboration with the Open Capital will help scale up such milestones and transform small enterprises.

Watch Opero's incredible operations 👇 youtu.be/z_FP-44I9XQ

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#ASALKenya is grappling with severe #flooding , causing displacement of families & destruction of property.

With households seeking shelter in IDP camps, the risk of waterborne diseases increases.

Urgent aid is needed to meet the basic needs of those affected. #FloodResponse

Courtesy of our business support prog for SMEs by Open Capital, we hope Acacia Innovations in Bungoma County Ke will continue to transform livelihoods through their innovative eco-friendly affordable energy sources.

Watch their incredible story 👇 youtu.be/SUg2xNxufUs

Oxfam Novib

We pride ourselves in partnering with enterprises investing in sustainable eco-friendly energy generation models that also benefit communities.

Acacia Innovations in Bungoma County Ke, leverages sugarcane remains to manufacture briquettes used as affordable cooking energy.

Oxfam Novib

Social protection as an instrument to cushion individuals from socioeconomic vulnerabilities, risks, shocks, crises and unexpected disruptions throughout their lifecycle is a clear gamechanger in the climate discourse.

Read the full incisive blog👇👇
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Drought denies pastoralist communities of a steady water supply. Consequently, animals flock to the few established water points and damage the infrastructures as a result.

Thanks ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Strategies for Northern Development Africa (SND) for the restoration. The new spacious concrete trough is a game changer.

Retrogressive cultures and weak socioeconomic support structures have conspired with runaway climate disasters to further impoverish women and girls in the northern counties.

Thanks ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Strategies for Northern Development Africa (SND) for the dignity kits for the women & girls of Swari village in Samburu.

2/3) Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Strategies for Northern Development Africa (SND), Oxfam in Kenya , Oxfam Scotland & ASAL Humanitarian Network - Kenya supported by ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, we're delighted to announce the successful rehabilitation of Lchingei's water infrastructure!

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Women & girls in Lchingei village in Samburu County always trekked long distances to access water, with imminent danger of attack or sexual violation along the way.

Thank you ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Strategies for Northern Development Africa (SND) & Oxfam Scotland for changing it for the better. Safe water is now within reach.

The 2020-23 deadly drought killed nearly all the Samburu County Government's Swari village's dependable livestock. Such is the fate of most pastoralists during climate disasters.

The ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿's funding compensated for the community's losses with Strategies for Northern Development Africa (SND) facilitating the restocking.

Global warming-powered extreme temperatures especially in northern Kenya damage plastic water infrastructures.

In Lchingei, Samburu County Government, we fixed this courtesy of the ScotGovID 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 funding and ground implementation by Strategies for Northern Development Africa (SND).

#LossandDamage

Oxfam Scotland.

Congratulations for the milestone. We are proud to be part.