By Abdul Haro  (Brooke partner, Practical Action's Area Coordinator)
05 Jul 2011


The worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis, with parts of Kenya experiencing pre-famine conditions. Although the Kenyan government has declared a national disaster, their interventions do not detect the pain and suffering or address the welfare needs of donkeys affected by drought.


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By Tania Dennison  (Brooke Programme Advisor for Africa)
21 Jun 2011


I can’t believe how much I’ve seen in such a short time.  One of the great things about the team here in Mandera county is that they are all speak the local languages, and understand the customs and the people.


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By Tania Dennison  (Brooke Programme Advisor for Africa)
21 Jun 2011


I’d never realised before how much work it takes to ensure the availability of drinking water. We really do take free access to water for granted in the UK and moan as soon as a hose pipe ban is mentioned.


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By Tania Dennison  (Brooke Programme Advisor for Africa)
21 Jun 2011


‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink’, so the poem goes and so life used to be for donkeys in north east Kenya before the LIDOW project began.


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