Lead organisation: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Partners
- Lotus Kenya Action for Development Organization (LOKADO)
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has helped refugee communities in Kakuma, north-western Kenya, deal with flood-related shocks and stresses. The project has provided technical solutions such as improving flood response systems by capturing water when it rains, educating communities about how to anticipate floods and droughts, and helping them prepare for and adaptively respond to recurrent floods and droughts. The project has also established a mobile phone-based warning system and sharing expertise on the use of fast-maturing, hazard-resistant crop seeds.
Key achievements:
- 46,000+ community members benefitting, including 1500 refugees.
- 24,000m3-capacity water pan constructed benefiting 13,214 (8,021F: 4,193M) people, 40,000 small herds and 10,000 camels.
- Repair of Road drift serves an estimated 13,214 individuals to access Kakuma Market and other social services such as Hospitals.
- Improved protection and increased crop yields due to excavation of drainage channels protecting houses and demo farm from flash floods.
- Rehabilitated shallow well provides safe drinking water to 1207 people.
- Five CMDRR committees received assistance in the form of training, mentorship and linkage with county departments involved in DRR.
- Communal pasture reseeding undertaken on 25 hectares of land.
- Tree nurseries established producing 27,700 seedlings.
- 3,050 indigenous tree seedlings were planted in 3 green belts.