Crisis In Kenya

31/01/2008

The effects will be long-lasting: businesses will need to be rebuilt, homes will have to be constructed, crops must be replanted, children must return to school and efforts will have to be made to help bring lasting peace. HUMANITARIAN COALITION member agencies CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec and Save the Children are working across the affected areas to help and support families and communities. Below are of examples of how the money raised is helping people in Kenya to rebuild their lives. Save The Children Canada is Distributing educational kits with materials such as exercise books, pens and pencils and recreational kits with play items to children living in temporary camps. Save the Children is also helping reunite children with their families. CARE Canada Through numerous distribution points, CARE is providing essential relief assistance to tens of thousands of internally displaced people, including food and essential items such as shelter, blankets and hygiene kits. OXFAM