News and Case Studies
Monday 4 November 2019
By Aggrey Omboki
A mother with her children in Turkana. According to the Save the Children report, Wajir is one of the regions that have global acute malnutrition (GAM) rates of between 15 and 29 per cent. FILE PHOTO | NMG
When Ali’s cough persisted beyond the fifth day, his mother Alasey Derow became deeply worried.
Monday 28 October 2019
By Jeckonia Otieno
Rukia Ahmed’s one-year-old gets four injections at once under a tree at El Yunis, 40km from Wajir town.
This is the first time the child is being immunized after birth. The outreach supported by humanitarian organization, Save the Children, provides hope for many members of the nomadic community.
Ms Ahmed and her family live about 60km from the nearest heath facility and with constant movement in search of water and pasture, health is on a back-burner, leaving many children uncovered by crucial services like vaccination.
Monday 28 October 2019
By Jeckonia Otieno
A three-door unused classroom block stands on the edge of Balatraha village, some 125 kilometres from Wajir town.
The structure, which was constructed earlier this year by the Tarbaj Constituency Development Fund (CDF), was meant to bring education closer to the children of the nomadic community living in this village.
Wednesday 25 September 2019
By Jeckonia Otieno
A cart carrying five children and a woman stops under a thorny shurb at El Yunis, some 40 kilometres north of Wajir Town
Pulling it are two donkeys directed by Jimale Dakane. They have taken three thours to cover a 15km didtance from their village to arrive here for the much needed health services.
Monday 9 September 2019
By Ibrahim Alubala
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