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COUNTRY PROFILE

Situated on the equator on Africa’s east coast, Kenya has a population of 40 million people.
It is a low-income food-deficit country with a GDP per capita of around US$770 (2008 World Bank).

Life expectancy is 54 years for men and 55 years for women. Twenty per cent of Kenyan children below five-years are underweight, 31 per cent of the overall population is undernourished, and the infant mortality rate per 1, 000 live births is 79.

A recent United Nations Human Development Index has ranked Kenya at 148th out of 177 countries.


 

 

 

 

 



Map courtesy of FCO (UK)

The main threats to food security in Kenya are poverty, high demographic growth, arid and semi-arid lands in the north and east, droughts, and HIV and Aids. Sporadic outbreaks of political and tribal violence also pose a real threat to livelihoods and food security.

Shortly after the election of 2007, Mwai Kibaki was sworn in for a second term in office, prompting a wave of unrest and political violence across the country.

HISTORY OF GOAL IN KENYA:

GOAL has been supporting humanitarian and development initiatives in Kenya since 1992. The current GOAL Kenya programme has offices in two locations: Nairobi and Nakuru.

The Nairobi programme comprises interrelated projects that target children and youth in difficult circumstances in the Nairobi slums. Its overall objective is to empower vulnerable children and youth in difficult circumstances, and help them access their rights and fulfil their potential.

When violence broke out in Kenya after the elections in December 2007, GOAL provided support to the victims through interventions from its office at Nakuru.

CURRENT GOAL PROGRAMMES:

• Slum Development
• Food Security
• Housing
• Healthcare
• HIV and Aids
• Vocational Skills
• Livelihoods Support
   
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