WFP in Kenya

📢 WFP food assistance is a lifeline for over 700,000 refugees, but recent food cuts are forcing families to make tough decisions. Malnutrition levels are rising, and many are at great risk of hunger. @WFP urgently requires new funding to provide refugees with full rations.…

In Kenya, communities are turning to beekeeping to diversify livelihoods 💸 and fight hunger. With support from @MZEZ_RS, @WFP is providing🐝beekeepers with training and equipment, boosting honey production so families can buy food, send their children to school, and invest in…

In the arid lands of Marsabit County, Kenya, Halima once struggled to feed her children relying on charcoal burning and selling firewood to survive. Today, thanks to solar-powered irrigation, robust perimeter fence and farming support from @WFP Halima is a proud farmer growing…

What happens when young people stop waiting for opportunities—and create their own? Meet Zeituna, 24, from Mandera County. Not long ago, she and her youth group struggled to meet their basic needs. Today, they’re running a thriving 25-acre community farm. With support from @WFP…

“Food is scarce at home - affording a meal is very challenging. The school lunch helps me stay in class and study,” Dominic, a pupil in Kakuma. School Meals Programmes deliver healthy meals and reduce hunger and malnutrition in children.

Ever tried getting somewhere with no roads… and a truck blocking the only way through? Just another day in the life of humanitarians reaching the hardest-to-reach. 🎥 Watch what it really takes to be present where we’re needed most.👇 @UnescoEast 🙏 @NLinKenya…

.@WFP has received its largest rice donation from the Republic of Korea 🇰🇷 since it began supporting refugees in #Kenya in 2018. This vital contribution will help feed 720,000 refugees in Dadaab, Kakuma camps and Kalobeyei settlement for six months. Read more 🔗…

Today, @WFP received a generous donation of over 23,000 metric tons of #rice from the Republic of #Korea 🇰🇷 at the Port of Mombasa. This contribution – the largest from the Republic of Korea since it began supporting refugees in Kenya in 2018 – will support the food needs of…

📍 In #Kenya, over 840,000 refugees face food insecurity through July. @WFP’s main warehouse in Mombasa is a vital logistics hub—every bag stored here is part of a carefully coordinated supply chain, ready to move swiftly to camps for timely food distributions.

When food rations are cut, tempers rise—but I know they’re not angry at me. They’re hungry,” says Sadak, who works at a @WFP distribution site in Kakuma. With limited funding, many families are surviving on just one meal a day. Hunger and desperation are growing.

#DYK that during emergencies @WFP_UNHAS plays a critical role in delivering life-saving food assistance to crisis-hit communities? Additional funding is needed to keep UNHAS in the air and ensure humanitarians can reach the most vulnerable.

Refugees and host communities in Kalobeyei settlement are growing their own food through sustainable irrigation and rainwater harvesting. @WFP is promoting self-reliance among vulnerable #refugees and drought-affected families, building long-term food security. 🙏@EUinKenya

.@WFP supports millions of refugees across 20+ African countries—but operations are at a breaking point. Severe funding gaps mean rations have been slashed to historic lows. ⚠️Without urgent support, millions risk losing all food assistance.

WFP supports 720,000 refugees seeking safety in #Kenya. Since earlier this year, they have access to less than half of their minimum nutritional requirements. WFP's Mercy explains ⤵️ Food assistance isn’t just about today’s meal—it’s what allows families to plan for tomorrow.

Poor storage leads to food losses. Ann, from northern Kenya, lacked cold storage for her fish business, causing the fish to spoil. With support from @WFP and @TurkanaCountyKE she now uses a solar-powered freezer to keep fish fresh, cut losses and keep her family food secure.

#DYK hundreds of refugees arrive weekly at Kenya’s camps, fleeing conflict and drought in neighbouring countries – often bringing nothing with them? On arrival, @WFP serves these families hot meals – but funding shortfalls now threaten this life-saving support.

“Years ago, we had three meals a day,” says Nyere, a South Sudanese refugee now living in Kenya. These days, her family survives on just one meal. She worries malnutrition will return. On #WorldRefugeeDay, we call for renewed support to protect the health and dignity of refugee…

Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cuts bbc.in/4kEa3rO

In #Kenya's arid Samburu County, water is scarce. But now, the landscape is transforming with green pastures and thriving trees🌱 Priscillah shares how her community, with @WFP's help, learned to create half-moons🌓 and gabions🪨 to retain water. #United4Land #Desertification

#DYK @WFP in #Kenya provides daily hot #schoolmeals to thousands of children from #refugee families? Improving the children’s health and learning. No child should face hunger in the classroom.