Wings of Empowering Pastoralists (WEP) was founded with the mission to improve pastoralist peoples’ access to support, resources, and human rights in Northern Kenya. To make sure that the population is adequately prepared for Covid-19, WEP created the “Komesha Corona” project.
The initiative delivers hand washing stations to vulnerable villages in Marsabit South and sensitises local pastors on the problems of the pandemic in collaboration with local community health volunteers in each village. Prior to funding, WEP had delivered hand washing stations to 29 villages and trained 580 people.
With support from the grant, the team reached an additional 105 villages in Marsabit South with handwashing stations. As part of the installations, the team trained locally-based Community Health Volunteers who are tasked with ensuring the hand-washing stations are maintained, and equipped with reusable masks and hand sanitisers. The project also trained 2,100 community members on virus mitigation measures.
- 105 handwashing stations installed in 105 villages
- 315 water tanks with 630 soap bars delivered
- 2,100 new vulnerable households reached
