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A year of positive change in Kenya
Real progress
This year, Plan celebrates 25 years of working in Kenya. The year began with a succession of challenges. Floods, cholera outbreaks and violent clashes in many parts of the country cast a shadow over the lives of many people, but, in the words of Else Kragholm, Plan’s Country Director in Kenya: “the resilience of communities during those shocks was amazing.”
With the support of Plan, children and adults in Kenya are working together to develop their communities and claim their right to a better future. And real progress is being made. Among other successes, last year we:
Kenya is making steady progress in its development, with levels of school enrolment, healthcare and employment through casual work and small-scale business all rising. However, much remains to be done, and Plan continues to work to improve health, education and economic security, while reducing the effects of HIV/AIDS.
• Provided 2,209 children with scholarships
To quote Else again: “We thank you, the sponsor, for your continued support as we try to realise Plan’s vision of a world in which children enjoy their rights and realise their full potential.” The case study chosen in this year’s Country Progress Report highlights just one success among many in our work in Kenya.
p Plan is helping farm
ers to improve yields thro
ugh new techniques
so they can go on to secondary school
• Trained 2,212 farmers on better food production methods and farming sustainability
• Built 175 primary school classrooms, and revamped 91 more • Trained 43 community groups on savings and how to access a loan.
UN Human Development Index ranking: 152nd (out of 177 countries)
For Plan, success almost always comes from a joint effort combining the hard work and determination of communities, children, volunteers, staff, and partner organisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsors is a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity and commitment that allows us to continue to help children in 49 of the poorest countries in the world.
Number of orphans: 2.3 million (Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)
Life expectancy: 48 years Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035
KEN
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Kenya
Children under-five who are underweight: 20%
Population: 34.5 million
Any enquiries please contact: Nick Burton. e: nick@bright-uk.com m: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150
p Plan is he lping to impro ve facilities an performance at d boost primary schoo ls
So on behalf of the children and communities we work with, thank you to all our sponsors!
Kenya country facts Capital: Nairobi
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A year of positive change in Kenya
Real progress
This year, Plan celebrates 25 years of working in Kenya. The year began with a succession of challenges. Floods, cholera outbreaks and violent clashes in many parts of the country cast a shadow over the lives of many people, but, in the words of Else Kragholm, Plan’s Country Director in Kenya: “the resilience of communities during those shocks was amazing.”
With the support of Plan, children and adults in Kenya are working together to develop their communities and claim their right to a better future. And real progress is being made. Among other successes, last year we:
Kenya is making steady progress in its development, with levels of school enrolment, healthcare and employment through casual work and small-scale business all rising. However, much remains to be done, and Plan continues to work to improve health, education and economic security, while reducing the effects of HIV/AIDS.
• Provided 2,209 children with scholarships
To quote Else again: “We thank you, the sponsor, for your continued support as we try to realise Plan’s vision of a world in which children enjoy their rights and realise their full potential.” The case study chosen in this year’s Country Progress Report highlights just one success among many in our work in Kenya.
p Plan is helping farm
ers to improve yields thro
ugh new techniques
so they can go on to secondary school
• Trained 2,212 farmers on better food production methods and farming sustainability
• Built 175 primary school classrooms, and revamped 91 more • Trained 43 community groups on savings and how to access a loan.
UN Human Development Index ranking: 152nd (out of 177 countries)
For Plan, success almost always comes from a joint effort combining the hard work and determination of communities, children, volunteers, staff, and partner organisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsors is a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity and commitment that allows us to continue to help children in 49 of the poorest countries in the world.
Number of orphans: 2.3 million (Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)
Life expectancy: 48 years Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035
KEN
Size (Prod)
Colours(Prod)
Kenya
Children under-five who are underweight: 20%
Population: 34.5 million
Any enquiries please contact: Nick Burton. e: nick@bright-uk.com m: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150
p Plan is he lping to impro ve facilities an performance at d boost primary schoo ls
So on behalf of the children and communities we work with, thank you to all our sponsors!
Kenya country facts Capital: Nairobi
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Caring for baby Paul “One bright morning, my daughter gave birth to a baby boy.” These are the words of Irene, a grandmother in one of the communities Plan works with in the district of Kilifi, on Kenya’s coast. Normally, such a statement would be cause for great rejoicing. Yet Paul’s birth was overshadowed with sadness. For one thing, he was born prematurely; for another, his mother had tuberculosis, and was unmarried and unemployed. Overcome by her situation, Paul’s mother ran away from home when the
child was only 10 months old. And although she was 65 at the time, Irene took responsibility for caring for the baby. “My only hope was that my daughter would soon come back for the baby,” she says simply. “I still hope this will happen some day.”
Health worries Things weren’t easy for Irene and Paul. “The baby kept on falling sick,” Irene recalls. “After visiting Kilifi District Hospital I was told that he had
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tuberculosis. Because of this and many other complications, the baby was on constant medication and I had to visit the hospital frequently.” Paul’s poor state of health, coupled with a lack of appetite, left him weak and severely malnourished. Irene took him back to the hospital for help. “He recovered and came back home,” Irene continues, “but became malnourished again since I could not afford to provide the recommended foods.”
Although she was 65 at the time, Irene took responsibility for caring for the baby. Irene decided to take Paul to a Plan community health worker, who weighed the baby and found his weight to be just six kilos (about 13 pounds). The health worker recommended that Irene take the baby to a Murioni. Murionis are Plan-supported clubs of mothers with malnourished children, who come together, pool their resources and cook locally available nutritious food and feed their children together until their weights normalise.
New learning
p Irene feeds Paul
“At the Murioni, I could see other children with similar problems and was encouraged by the community health worker, who taught me tactics to use to make sure that the child feeds,” says Irene. “I also learned by observing other
mothers, whose children had similar problems, and I used similar tactics to feed my grandchild.”
“Take a look at him! See with your own eyes how healthy he is.” Little by little, Paul began eating more. Irene was so excited to see her grandson feeding, and day by day the changes became increasingly noticeable. At the end of two weeks, the community health worker visited again and weighed Paul. “His weight had increased by half a kilo!” exclaims Irene. As they continued with the Murioni, Paul slowly improved, until his weight became normal.
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“I am so happy about this Murioni programme,” she says. “It helped bring back the life of my grandson. Previously, no one even wanted to pick him up because he was so malnourished and very thin. Nowadays he is so healthy that everybody is fighting to pick him up when we’re on the minibus.” Lifting baby Paul with a big smile, she adds: “Take a look at him! See with your own eyes how healthy he is.” And with that, she bursts into joyful laughter.
We’re helping to make sure more mothers give birth with the supervision of a trained health worker, and fight the common diseases of early childhood, such as malnutrition, diarrhoea, and acute respiratory disease. Our work in this area ranges from training nurses to equipping health centres, increasing the take-up of immunisations, and extending basic health services to remote rural areas of Kenya. Some names have been changed for privacy and child protection reasons.
Plan is working to reduce early childhood illness and mortality in Kenya.
“This is a great miracle that has happened to my grandson,” says Irene. Now it is one year since Paul left the Murioni, but Irene says that he rarely now suffers minor illnesses, and will soon join nursery school.
p Women prepare nutritious
meals at the Murioni
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Caring for baby Paul “One bright morning, my daughter gave birth to a baby boy.” These are the words of Irene, a grandmother in one of the communities Plan works with in the district of Kilifi, on Kenya’s coast. Normally, such a statement would be cause for great rejoicing. Yet Paul’s birth was overshadowed with sadness. For one thing, he was born prematurely; for another, his mother had tuberculosis, and was unmarried and unemployed. Overcome by her situation, Paul’s mother ran away from home when the
child was only 10 months old. And although she was 65 at the time, Irene took responsibility for caring for the baby. “My only hope was that my daughter would soon come back for the baby,” she says simply. “I still hope this will happen some day.”
Health worries Things weren’t easy for Irene and Paul. “The baby kept on falling sick,” Irene recalls. “After visiting Kilifi District Hospital I was told that he had
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tuberculosis. Because of this and many other complications, the baby was on constant medication and I had to visit the hospital frequently.” Paul’s poor state of health, coupled with a lack of appetite, left him weak and severely malnourished. Irene took him back to the hospital for help. “He recovered and came back home,” Irene continues, “but became malnourished again since I could not afford to provide the recommended foods.”
Although she was 65 at the time, Irene took responsibility for caring for the baby. Irene decided to take Paul to a Plan community health worker, who weighed the baby and found his weight to be just six kilos (about 13 pounds). The health worker recommended that Irene take the baby to a Murioni. Murionis are Plan-supported clubs of mothers with malnourished children, who come together, pool their resources and cook locally available nutritious food and feed their children together until their weights normalise.
New learning
p Irene feeds Paul
“At the Murioni, I could see other children with similar problems and was encouraged by the community health worker, who taught me tactics to use to make sure that the child feeds,” says Irene. “I also learned by observing other
mothers, whose children had similar problems, and I used similar tactics to feed my grandchild.”
“Take a look at him! See with your own eyes how healthy he is.” Little by little, Paul began eating more. Irene was so excited to see her grandson feeding, and day by day the changes became increasingly noticeable. At the end of two weeks, the community health worker visited again and weighed Paul. “His weight had increased by half a kilo!” exclaims Irene. As they continued with the Murioni, Paul slowly improved, until his weight became normal.
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“I am so happy about this Murioni programme,” she says. “It helped bring back the life of my grandson. Previously, no one even wanted to pick him up because he was so malnourished and very thin. Nowadays he is so healthy that everybody is fighting to pick him up when we’re on the minibus.” Lifting baby Paul with a big smile, she adds: “Take a look at him! See with your own eyes how healthy he is.” And with that, she bursts into joyful laughter.
We’re helping to make sure more mothers give birth with the supervision of a trained health worker, and fight the common diseases of early childhood, such as malnutrition, diarrhoea, and acute respiratory disease. Our work in this area ranges from training nurses to equipping health centres, increasing the take-up of immunisations, and extending basic health services to remote rural areas of Kenya. Some names have been changed for privacy and child protection reasons.
Plan is working to reduce early childhood illness and mortality in Kenya.
“This is a great miracle that has happened to my grandson,” says Irene. Now it is one year since Paul left the Murioni, but Irene says that he rarely now suffers minor illnesses, and will soon join nursery school.
p Women prepare nutritious
meals at the Murioni
148.5mm INSIDE
Caring for baby Paul “One bright morning, my daughter gave birth to a baby boy.” These are the words of Irene, a grandmother in one of the communities Plan works with in the district of Kilifi, on Kenya’s coast. Normally, such a statement would be cause for great rejoicing. Yet Paul’s birth was overshadowed with sadness. For one thing, he was born prematurely; for another, his mother had tuberculosis, and was unmarried and unemployed. Overcome by her situation, Paul’s mother ran away from home when the
child was only 10 months old. And although she was 65 at the time, Irene took responsibility for caring for the baby. “My only hope was that my daughter would soon come back for the baby,” she says simply. “I still hope this will happen some day.”
Health worries Things weren’t easy for Irene and Paul. “The baby kept on falling sick,” Irene recalls. “After visiting Kilifi District Hospital I was told that he had
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tuberculosis. Because of this and many other complications, the baby was on constant medication and I had to visit the hospital frequently.” Paul’s poor state of health, coupled with a lack of appetite, left him weak and severely malnourished. Irene took him back to the hospital for help. “He recovered and came back home,” Irene continues, “but became malnourished again since I could not afford to provide the recommended foods.”
Although she was 65 at the time, Irene took responsibility for caring for the baby. Irene decided to take Paul to a Plan community health worker, who weighed the baby and found his weight to be just six kilos (about 13 pounds). The health worker recommended that Irene take the baby to a Murioni. Murionis are Plan-supported clubs of mothers with malnourished children, who come together, pool their resources and cook locally available nutritious food and feed their children together until their weights normalise.
New learning
p Irene feeds Paul
“At the Murioni, I could see other children with similar problems and was encouraged by the community health worker, who taught me tactics to use to make sure that the child feeds,” says Irene. “I also learned by observing other
mothers, whose children had similar problems, and I used similar tactics to feed my grandchild.”
“Take a look at him! See with your own eyes how healthy he is.” Little by little, Paul began eating more. Irene was so excited to see her grandson feeding, and day by day the changes became increasingly noticeable. At the end of two weeks, the community health worker visited again and weighed Paul. “His weight had increased by half a kilo!” exclaims Irene. As they continued with the Murioni, Paul slowly improved, until his weight became normal.
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“I am so happy about this Murioni programme,” she says. “It helped bring back the life of my grandson. Previously, no one even wanted to pick him up because he was so malnourished and very thin. Nowadays he is so healthy that everybody is fighting to pick him up when we’re on the minibus.” Lifting baby Paul with a big smile, she adds: “Take a look at him! See with your own eyes how healthy he is.” And with that, she bursts into joyful laughter.
We’re helping to make sure more mothers give birth with the supervision of a trained health worker, and fight the common diseases of early childhood, such as malnutrition, diarrhoea, and acute respiratory disease. Our work in this area ranges from training nurses to equipping health centres, increasing the take-up of immunisations, and extending basic health services to remote rural areas of Kenya. Some names have been changed for privacy and child protection reasons.
Plan is working to reduce early childhood illness and mortality in Kenya.
“This is a great miracle that has happened to my grandson,” says Irene. Now it is one year since Paul left the Murioni, but Irene says that he rarely now suffers minor illnesses, and will soon join nursery school.
p Women prepare nutritious
meals at the Murioni
146.5mm FLAP
148.5mm BACK
A year of positive change in Kenya
Real progress
This year, Plan celebrates 25 years of working in Kenya. The year began with a succession of challenges. Floods, cholera outbreaks and violent clashes in many parts of the country cast a shadow over the lives of many people, but, in the words of Else Kragholm, Plan’s Country Director in Kenya: “the resilience of communities during those shocks was amazing.”
With the support of Plan, children and adults in Kenya are working together to develop their communities and claim their right to a better future. And real progress is being made. Among other successes, last year we:
Kenya is making steady progress in its development, with levels of school enrolment, healthcare and employment through casual work and small-scale business all rising. However, much remains to be done, and Plan continues to work to improve health, education and economic security, while reducing the effects of HIV/AIDS.
• Provided 2,209 children with scholarships
To quote Else again: “We thank you, the sponsor, for your continued support as we try to realise Plan’s vision of a world in which children enjoy their rights and realise their full potential.” The case study chosen in this year’s Country Progress Report highlights just one success among many in our work in Kenya.
p Plan is helping farm
ers to improve yields thro
ugh new techniques
so they can go on to secondary school
• Trained 2,212 farmers on better food production methods and farming sustainability
• Built 175 primary school classrooms, and revamped 91 more • Trained 43 community groups on savings and how to access a loan.
UN Human Development Index ranking: 152nd (out of 177 countries)
For Plan, success almost always comes from a joint effort combining the hard work and determination of communities, children, volunteers, staff, and partner organisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsors is a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity and commitment that allows us to continue to help children in 49 of the poorest countries in the world.
Number of orphans: 2.3 million (Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)
Life expectancy: 48 years Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035
KEN
Size (Prod)
Colours(Prod)
Kenya
Children under-five who are underweight: 20%
Population: 34.5 million
Any enquiries please contact: Nick Burton. e: nick@bright-uk.com m: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150
p Plan is he lping to impro ve facilities an performance at d boost primary schoo ls
So on behalf of the children and communities we work with, thank you to all our sponsors!
Kenya country facts Capital: Nairobi
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Admagic No: Bright No: Client name: File name: Date: Size: Studio proof: Art (A/D)
0407 100647 PLAN 0407_Kenya 01.11.07 210x443.5mm FOLD TO A5 Client proof: 3 4 Copy (C/W)
Content (Acc.)
Country Progress Report 2007