Drought in the Horn of Africa
Education and child protection successes at Dadaab
Sep 26, 2012
Classrooms in Dadaab that just one year ago were only tented roofs that held few supplies now have walls, desks and textbooks. Even playgrounds with clean-water drinking fountains can be found just outside the schoolroom doors.
One year on, progress visible in Horn of Africa
Sep 14, 2012
Last year more than 13 million people were starving in the Horn of Africa. ACT Alliance has not only provided emergency relief to hundreds of thousands, but has worked to better prepare them for a more resilient future.
Aid agencies appeal for Dadaab funding
Jul 12, 2012
An ACT member has joined a number of aid agencies in drawing attention to the looming funding shortage at the Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.
Horn: rain for some, hunger for most
Nov 04, 2011
Parched land is becoming arable for some people in the Horn of Africa but many others still wait with hope
Kenya: digging for water in the midst of drought
Sep 24, 2011
Kenyans are fighting back the worst drought in 60 years
Surviving the drought, and preparing for the next one
Sep 22, 2011
Kenyans are digging boreholes, building catchment tanks and excavating dams in a bid to keep drought at bay
Ethiopia: medication needed to tackle measles
Aug 30, 2011
Measles outbreaks, decaying animal carcasses and even ash contamination from volcanic activity are combining to threaten lives in the Afar communities of Ethiopia, but ACT is working hard to address the needs of a struggling community further impoverished by drought.
ABC News reports from Dadaab camp
Aug 18, 2011
ABC News today reports from Dadaab refugee camp, managed by ACT member the Lutheran World Federation. See the report, aired on Australian television, here
Ethiopia: the elderly have stopped eating
Aug 18, 2011
Ethiopian elders are starving themselves out for the sake of the children
Horn of Africa: more energy and attention needed
Aug 16, 2011
As the UN revises up the number of drought-hit people in the Horn, ACT says the region's people need more than simply food and water
Uganda acts on drought resistance
Aug 15, 2011
The reasons for hunger in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti are far more complex than two years of drought. In Uganda, ACT Alliance members shows things can be done differently.
Ethiopia: setting up camp on hard soil
Aug 15, 2011
Officials must decide whether a new extension to Dollo Odo is needed, just weeks after a fourth camp there was opened
Volunteers keep the peace in Dadaab camps
Aug 12, 2011
ACT is training volunteers in the Dadaab refugee camps to keep new sites safe for the refugees escaping drought and insecurity at home
In Horn of Africa, drought only a trigger
Aug 11, 2011
The media blames the suffering in the Horn of Africa on the drought, but the reasons behind this monumental crisis are more complex and must be understood to avoid international aid efforts being futile
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