[Vulnerable Communities on The Globeš] #22 Lokichogio, Turkana County, Kenya
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1 min readJul 5, 2022
Lokichogio in Turkana County is a vulnerable community in Kenya.
The community faces the high risk of drought, flood, disease outbreak such as Malaria, Cholera and many others. The drought that happened recently from January 2021 to June 2022 is still ongoing and made many livestock die and people remain with nothing.
Basic Information about Community
Population
about 23500 people, 4000 households
Common Income Source
trade, farming, animal keeping
Common Expenditure
nothing much but food items
Money Needed in Case of Natural Disaster
Money to recover from the disaster and take a preventive action is around 10 USD per family. It depends on the condition. The money is used to buy food items, invest in agriculture technologies, repair houses destroyed by the disaster, and buy feeds for the animals.
NGOs working in this community
To know more about CMA, check this article in Hedgefy Blog.
