DROUGHT RESPONSE
DRA DROUGHT RESPONSE (July-December 2022) Tear Fund Netherlands- Turkana County
Project Overview
The Kenya Joint Response Project in Turkana County, Turkana South Sub-County was implemented between July and December 2022 supported by Tearfund Netherlands through Worldenew. The focus of the project was to provide for 1200 most vulnerable households with 5 cycles of food items distribution to meet their basic food needs. The same households were also supported with certified planting seeds and animal feeds to build their resilience. In the three ward Lobokat, Lokichar and Kaputir, the project identified three distribution centers Kakong’u, Kaputir and Lochwaangimatak.
Achievements
- One off distribution of certified seeds to 700 households.
- 700 beneficiaries who received assorted seeds were also trained on Climate Smart Agriculture technologies as well as good agronomic practices.
- All trainings were conducted in the last week of November 2022
- 500 (FHH-369, HHH-131) households who received livestock feeds were also sensitized on importance of livestock vaccination conducted
- Total of 1860 (male 18+), 2,684 (male under 18), 2,072 (female 18+), 2,638 (female under 18) directly benefited from the food totaling to 9254 without double counting. (305 elderly, 407 OVCs and 44 chronically ill people are included in the above total)
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