The Africa Fund

This is a report from Dalmas Oleko, our main project contact in Kisumu, Kenya - sent to us in mid April.

“We continue to be grateful for every help to the IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) here in Kisumu. We have continued to assist where we can with the resources at our disposal.

Day by day the need is getting greater for the people who have settled with host families as well as for those who have settled in their ancestral homes as they are in dire need of shelter.

The government plans for early recovery measures but this is far from being realised. As far as Kisumu is concerned there are still IDPs at the police stations, however we can report that the majority are with host families.

The greatest challenge we have now is settling the families and providing start up capital to allow them to do something for a living in order to eat and pay school fees for their children.

We are liaising with other agencies, including CARE, for provision to see what we can do together. Meanwhile it’s becoming clear that we may need to handle many of the individual cases as the agencies focus on large groups, especially the ones in camps.

I am collating the logistics so that we can share with you to see the picture and areas of need. I am also working on the expenses to be able to give a report on our interventions and the gaps that need to be filled.”

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