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.
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