By IsraAID Staff | IsraAID Kenya
In Turkana West, Kenya, a region home to more than 300,000 refugees and their local host communities, the threat of water-related disease is a constant reality. When a serious cholera outbreak recently struck the community of Kalobeyei, IsraAID immediately launched a life-saving, multi-pronged response to prevent the spread and protect families.
Our team prioritized getting critical health information directly to the people who needed it most. We reached thousands with prevention messages through village outreach programs and school-based WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) clubs. A dedicated team of 25 trained Hygiene Promoters worked tirelessly alongside our partners, visiting over 2,500 households to personally demonstrate safe hygiene practices and help stop transmission in its tracks.
At the same time, we equipped communities and local treatment centers with essential supplies. We delivered 225 kg of chlorine, 20 sprayers, 100 liters of soap, and 5,500 water treatment sachets to kill the cholera bacteria on surfaces and in contaminated water sources.
In close partnership with the Ministry of Health, we also ran joint awareness campaigns in hotspot areas and supported emergency water trucking to ensure cholera units never ran dry.
This rapid and coordinated effort has better equipped the community to confront future health challenges together.
Thank you for your generous support, which makes this life-saving work possible.
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