Kenya

Kenya faces enormous challenges. While absolute poverty declined to 46.1% in 2005/06, it is still high compared to Tanzania (about 35%) and Uganda (about 31%). Climate change and population growth has also increased Kenya’s vulnerability to drought with the country experiencing frequent emergencies.

In Kenya World Renew works alongside local organizations, helping to reduce poverty, increase health standards, train church leaders, address HIV and AIDS, and helping to give community members opportunities to more effectively run their small businesses and farms.

Additionally, World Renew has a disaster response team working with drought-affected communities to improve the likelihood of long-term survival in the face of drought. Risk reduction projects will help communities assess their resources and develop preparedness strategies that will reduce the impact of environmental conditions. This work is occurring alongside World Renew’s food aid and food-for-work projects such as water catchments, tree planting, and growing grass to feed livestock.

News from Kenya - April 2013

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World Renew Partners In Kenya

World Renew Kenya is working with three partner agencies in community and church development.

 ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA

World Renew works with the ACK in a variety of ways across the country.

Mount Kenya Christian Community Services (MKCCS): MKCCS is the development arm of four ACK Dioceses in Mount Kenya Region in Central Kenya. The four ACK Dioceses agreed to run their community development program jointly as regionalized by the Anglican Church of Kenya. World Renew has been working with MKCCS since 2001 and their strategic themes are food security, health and youth. Currently we are collaborating with this partner on managing and implementing community development/food security programs in several geographic areas through CIDA funding and a World Renew funded HIV/AIDS program (called Embrace Aids) just north of Nairobi. We are also offering capacity building to them in the area of leadership/governance, monitoring and evaluation and financial management.

Pwani Christian Community Services (PCCS): Pwani Christian Community Services (Pwani CCS) is the development arm of A.C.K. Mombasa and Taita Taveta dioceses. It was registered as a company limited by guarantee in 2003. World Renew has been working with PCCS since 1999 and their strategic are Food Security, Health and Literacy/Education. Currently we are collaborating with this partner on managing and implementing community development/food security programs in Bamba/Ganze area through funding from Foods Resource Bank. We are also offering capacity building to them in the area of leadership/governance, monitoring and evaluation and financial management.

 REFORMED CHURCH OF EAST AFRICA (RCEA)

In South Turkana and West Pokot we support the following:

  • Peace building

  • Market development

  • Microenterprise development

  • WASH programs

  • Health

NAKURU REGIONAL INTERDIOCESAN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE (R & D PARTNER)

  • organizational capacity building

  • peace building