KDEF on the COVID-19 Frontline
With the Corona Virus looming around the corner, communities in the Drylands of Northern Kenya are worried and frightened.
A few small health facilities serve the entire area and basic supplies such as masks and gloves are in short supply. With the government's "Stay at Home” and “Wash your Hands" directives, lack of water is a real concern. It is needed for drinking, cooking and hand washing. Women and girls make long, daily walks to access water and this has become impossible with local authorities on the lookout for rule breakers.
KDEF is working hard to meet these needs. So far 7,000 households have received deliveries of water, soap and hand sanitizer. Multiple hand washing stations have been set up in each village along with posters in local languages describing precautionary measures. Our goal is to reach 20,000 more households as quickly as we can.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
$10 per day - Pays the stipend for a Community Health Worker, who is deployed in community and door-to-door campaigns to distribute soap, hand sanitizers and information.
$25 - Provides protective equipment for Community Health Workers raising awareness and fighting the spread of COVID-19.
$40 - Buys a hand washing station. Staffed by volunteers, these stations serve as key access for health awareness information, soap and hand sanitizer.
$50 - Distributes soap and hand sanitizer to families living in the Drylands of Northern Kenya.
$125 – Pays for the delivery of a 12,000-liter truckload of water to villages in the Drylands.
