Nairobi, 10 November, 2024 / 11:00 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is set to partner with Standard Chartered Bank Kenya in reaching out to victims of floods that resulted from the April-May rains in the Nairobi communities of Mathare slum and Embakasi served by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN).
In an interview with ACI Africa, the CRS Communications Manager in Kenya and Somalia explained the partnership that is to be realized on November 15 at Nairobi’s Mathare Youth Vocational Training Center, where beneficiaries are set to receive donations, including cash, food packages as well as non-food items such as clothes, shoes, sanitary towels, soap, and toothpaste.
“CRS and Standard Chartered bank are supporting communities in Mathare and Embakasi six months after the floods to boost their efforts as they continue to rebuild their livelihoods,” Angela Muathe said during the Friday, November 8 interview.
Ms. Muathe added, “The two organizations have come in to support the communities at a time when support to them has dwindled, their predicament has somehow been forgotten; yet they are in dire need.”
During the April-May rains, Nairobi County was the reportedly the worst-affected County, with an estimated 147,061 people affected and 20,968 families displaced by the heavy rainfall.