As Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid regions enter a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, there’s no doubt the drought is a driving factor in 4.5 million Kenyans needing urgent humanitarian relief. Unfortunately, the worst drought in 40 years has received minimal national...
South Sudan has been immersed in conflict for at least four of the last six decades and is prone to environmental shocks including floods, locusts and drought, making it one of the most fragile countries in the world. One casualty of conflict, political upheaval and...
In May 2022, Centre for Humanitarian Change released its report “Anticipatory Action to drought induced crisis in Kenya and Somalia”, which tracked two years’ worth of drought impact and aid response data between 2020-2022. The findings informed “Dangerous Delay 2:...
CHC collaborated with Andy Robinson, who is an independent WASH specialist, to provide technical support to UNICEF and the Ministry of Health during the just concluded National consultation workshops on rural sanitation in Kenya. In particular, CHC assisted in the...
CHC Founding Director, Nancy Balfour will present a paper at the World Conference on Humanitarian Studies scheduled from 3-5 November 2021 in Paris, France and online. The paper is entitled: ‘Expanding the utility of seasonal surveys – Including Household Water...
Since June, CHC has been evaluating the UNICEF Mozambique Country Office response to the Level 2 emergency in Cabo Delgado province. CHC worked in collaboration with the UNICEF Mozambique office staff, UNICEF East and Southern Africa Regional staff, implementing...
CHC in collaboration with Predikt supported UNICEF and the Government of Indonesia to develop a WASH coordination mechanism for national and provincial responses, with roles for government institutions and nongovernmental organizations laid out. This was achieved...
Date: 14th -15th April 2021 CHC is partnering with MSF, Oxfam and University of Nairobi to bring together knowledge and practice on climate forecasting and disease outbreaks with the aim of improving our capacity to respond effectively, especially in the water,...
Adaptive implementation: Nawiri staff taking handwashing stations to Longech and Namukuse Dispensaries in Turkana by boat due to impassable roads USAID Nawiri has been cushioning nutrition outcomes from the immediate and latent effects of COVID-19 in Samburu and...
The Centre for Humanitarian Change partners with Rift Valley Institute (link) to convene an experts forum on COVID19 in the region. CHC is collaborating with Rift Valley to bring together Somali experts in a range of fields to respond to the need for more evidence on...
