Full Coverage: Kenya

27.05.2005 For young people living in poverty in coastal Kenya, surfing the internet and learning how to use computers make most sense when these skills mean better economic opportunities and work-readiness.

12.05.2005 Interworld Radio realized an interview with Sofia, a Kenyan woman with HIV and her 18-year-old daughter Regina.
When Sofia became ill her daughter was there to help out. For Regina having a mother who is HIV positive is all she's ever known...

11.05.2005 One of the by-products of the AIDS epidemic sweeping many African nations is the loss of knowledge; for example, with no one to teach them, rural children orphaned at a young age might never learn to farm. But the UN agricultural agency is now taking many of these children under its wings, teaching farming, business, and life skills to ensure another generation is not lost.

09.05.2005

Pondicherry fishing village after the tsunami © M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

Latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO) puts the number of people displaced by last weekendÂ’s the tidal waves at five million. Eleven countries across six time zones were affected, including Seychelles, Kenya and Tanzania. More than 80,000 people are confirmed dead, with more than 32,000 occurring in the Indonesian regions of Aceh and north Sumatra. Nearly 30 international organizations are already providing relief services in different communities. The UN launched an initial appeal for $130 million ahead of a much vaster appeal scheduled for January 6.

09.05.2005 The advent of free primary school education in Kenya has enabled Kimani Nganga Maruge to enrol, almost 80 years too late. The 85 year-old grandfather sends a message to G8 countries that no more generations should be denied the right of education.

05.05.2005 Kenya faces serious food security problems caused by drought in the north and east. The World Food Programme is active in these areas and says that it lacks sufficient funds to meet requirements over the summer months.