Food Security Kenya Project #48011

Kenya, East Africa Emergency Food Distribution

by Springs of Hope Foundation

Project Report | Jul 14, 2021
Together we're making a huge difference.

By Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom | Founder/CEO

Some of our elderly recipients waiting patiently

The faces of these women tell a story of resilience and fight against all odds to keep their families fed.

Their smiles hide their pain as the faces of young children and grandchildren look up earnestly hoping something will come out of mom/grandma's bag.

Springs of Hope Foundation's Covid-19 mitigation effort has been a blessing to thousands of families in our region of Nakuru County and surrounding regions.

Every week for the past 16 months, the Springs of Hope Foundation has taken these much-needed food hampers where they are desperately appreciated.

The feeling of relief and joy on the faces of the beneficiaries is enough motivation for our team of volunteers to keep this effort going.

We could only have hoped to do all that we do because of your help, and we pray that this will continue.

Warmest regards,

Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom

Founder/CEO

Springs of Hope Foundation

"The majority of the world’s undernourished – More than 250 million live in Africa, where the number of undernourished is growing faster than anywhere in the World."

June 29th, 2021.

NAIROBI (BLOOMBERG) - The highly contagious Covid-19 delta variant may spark the fourth wave of infections in Kenya over the next two months, according to the East African nation's Health Ministry.

The rapidly transmissible strain, first identified in India, is dominant in western Kenya, where it was initially identified in the country. The government imposed restrictions on movement in the region to try and stem it from spreading nationwide.

"If there's a fourth wave in July-August, it will most likely be due to delta," said Mr. Patrick Amoth, the acting director-general for health at the ministry.

Restrictions in western Kenya were imposed to try and "avoid a catastrophic fourth wave," he said.

A new wave in Kenya would follow surges in cases in several African countries. Infection cycles could continue for a longer period in Africa as it lags behind the rest of the world in vaccination amid a shortage of doses, logistical challenges, and hesitancy.

In a country with a population of 55 million, Kenya has had about 1.3 million people inoculated so far, of whom 328,848 received their second doses.

The Alpha variant, first identified in Britain, dominated Kenya's third wave which peaked in March-April. The Beta strain first detected in South Africa, and Alpha account for about 70 percent of the cases in Kenya's capital, Nairobi currently, according to Mr. Amoth.

Will YOU join us in providing vital, nutritious meals to families in need in Kenya as we prepare for the following months ahead of us?

Elderly grandmother recieving a helping hand

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