Turkana, in North West Kenya, remains the major focal point for The Salvation Army Kenya West Territory's drought resopnse activities. Short term relief programmes are being delivered for struggling communities suffering the direct effects of the drought.
A Salvation Army International Emergency Services team has been working in the area for a month. The situation remains fragile as communities wait for the anticipated seasonal November rains in the hope that they will begin to replenish the dwindling water table. Water continues to be delivered to many primary schools and outlying village communities around Lodwar, and teh community of Lokitaung which is around 200km north, close to the Ethiopian border. The water deliveries are providing much needed relief for communities that are considered vulnerable to the effects of the drought.
The Salvation Army is also assisting a local school to drill a bore hole in an area where neither the school, nor the local villages, have access to regular water. The bore hole is almost completed with the water tank stand ready and already built.
The Food for Fees project remains the main focal point for the IES team, whereby The Salvation Army has partnered with 19 local secondary schools to provide food to boarders enabling them to continue their secondary school through the drought. This is a major investment in the future of Kenya.
The team are now working with local NGO's, other international NGO's and government authorities to plan for 2012.
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