Heavy Rainfall Hits Kenya

On April 29, the Old Kijabe dam, situated in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region, burst due to heavy rainfall. At least 50 people have been killed, over 27,000 acres of agricultural land has been destroyed, and more than 4,000 livestock have perished.

Islamic Relief is working to provide cash assistance to over 6,000 flood-affected families as well as access to clean water through borehole rehabilitation across four counties including Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera.

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Islamic Relief’s Dedication to Kenya

Islamic Relief has been in Kenya since 1993. Since then, our focus has been on long-term development assistance to help pull vulnerable communities out of the cycle of poverty.

A few of our interventions include:
- Food aid
- Access to water, healthcare, and education
- Sustainable livelihood support for vulnerable communities
- Orphan care Humanitarian aid for vulnerable communities including refugees and their host communities - Emergency aid for natural disasters such as drought and floods

$75 can help deliver food aid to a family suffering from hunger

$225 can provide vital relief to emergency survivors

$500 can build sustainable clean water programs in drought-prone communities

What happens when you join the fundraising movement?

When you make the decision to help fundraise for the effort, you go beyond just thoughts and prayers. This increased IMPACT is priceless, because it means we’re able to meet more needs of those who are waiting for us to lend a helping hand.

And if you're reading this message, it's because you want to go beyond the call the duty. For you, it's not enough to just keep those children in your thoughts and prayer.  You want to double your impact by helping to sponsor these emergency efforts and helping deliver aid to those affected by creating a fundraising page. Get started by creating your page today!

We’re so glad you came. Just scroll to the top of the page and click "become a fundraiser" to setup your page and start promoting to your network via e-mail, social media, and your preferred messaging app. Even with a goal as small as $50, you can provide urgent food aid for families.

"The best among you are those who bring greatest benefits to many others"

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him).

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