Latest report on the emergency response in Kajiado County, Kenya

Here are some excerpts from the latest report by The Girl Child Network on their response to the drought affecting the Kajiado region in Southern Kenya .

The full report is available either by clicking here or on the link below 

To avert the looming crisis in the Kajiado Region of Kenya , the Girl Child Network (GCN) in partnership with Aidlink and the Redemptorists Development Program are implementing a Feeding Program as a short term measure to mitigate the impact of the crisis on the attainment of education by girls in Kajiado County . The Overall objective of the Emergency Response to the Drought Crisis in Kajiado County was to enhance the retention of 7119 children (3366 girls and 3753 boys) from 31 Project schools by December 2011. 

Brief outline of our achievements so far:

1. Ongoing distribution of clean water and food to all of the 31 targeted Primary Schools -7119 children. 

2. The nutritional status of the children in the programme is improving as their diet is expanded (wheat and peas, previously only boiled maize available).

3. The School Community is now assured of positive enrolment and the retention levels of girls and boys as they have food that will be able to support them through this first phase. Some schools are even anticipating over enrolment as children from schools that do not have a feeding program will transfer to their schools.

4. Expansion of the programme to other schools in need outside of the GCN programme as the GCN provides input and advice on how to mitigate the adverse effect of drought in schools to the Ministry of Education through the District Education Taskforce.

5. The success of the Emergency response has validated GCN as a critical partner in the Education sector and enhanced the partnership with the Government. Currently GCN is in the process of signing a new MoU with the Ministry of Education at the national level reinforcing the advisory role of Government in GCN Education initiatives. These collaborative efforts are aimed at enhancing the long term sustainability of projects.  

To read more about Aidlink and The Girl Child Network’s response to the drought in Kajiado , Kenya please read our latest report

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