The East African Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are currently assisting people affected by recent regional

developments including insecurity in the transitional areas between Sudan and South Sudan, flooding in Rwanda and

Kenya, and the internal and external displacement of people fleeing insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of the

Congo and South/Central Somalia. The following provides an update of humanitarian developments in eastern Africa and

the Red Cross/Red Crescent response.

REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN UPDATE In Sudan and South Sudan, fighting in South Kordofan, Nuba, Southern Blue Nile, and Heiglig has obstructed

the return of approximately 350,000 South Sudanese returnees. Conflict has deescalated following the signing

of the African Union roadmap on the 4th May. The Sudanese government also agreed to grant emergency

travel documents to 12,000 – 15,000 South Sudanese who have been stranded in Kosti, White Nile State, and

postpone the deadline for South Sudanese to leave Sudan, from May 5th to May 20th. Currently, the food

security situation is comparable to that of 2009, but humanitarian agencies should be vigilant of a sudden

reescalation of conflict, combined with hyperinflation.

The fragile progress made in Somalia has been blighted by a series of suicide bombs, grenades, and mortar

shell attacks. At least 45 civilians have been killed by bombs in Mogadishu (April 4th and 6th) in Baidoa (April

9th) in Dusamareb (May 1st) and by a mortar shell attack in Mogadishu (May 8th). Somali refugees arriving in

Dollo Ado report that they are fleeing ongoing insecurity in southern/central areas, according to UNHCR.

Rains have begun in the northern areas of the country. Southern/central agropastoral and inland rainfed

cropping areas of Somalia are expected to experience deteriorating food insecurity due to anticipated poor Gu

crop production in July, according to FEWSNET. Currently, there are nowhere near the levels of stress that

the area saw last year.

The former CNDP leader Bosco Ntaganda in Democratic Republic of Congo launched a failed mutiny

prompting President Kabila to openly call for his arrest, prompting fighting between the army and rebels in the

east. As a result, 5,800 people have been displaced into neighboring Uganda. Cholera outbreaks in Nebbi

Hoima and Buliisa districts of Uganda have pushed the total number of cases recorded by the Uganda Red

Cross Society to 477. Nodding disease continues to afflict people in the north of the country, The syndrome,

which started in 2009, in Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader districts has so far affected over 3,000 children aged

between 5 and 15 years with 170 deaths.

Heavy and erratically distributed rain is causing flooding in areas of Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Uganda,

damaging infrastructure and displacing thousands. In Kenya, forty people have died and forty-two are missing

as a result of flooding. The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) estimate that approximated 60,000 people are

now affected. In Rwanda, the Rwanda Red Cross Society estimate that another 11,000 people are affected.

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Excess rain is welcome by pastoralists in arid lands to regenerate pasture, but damaging for marginal

agricultural farmers. According to FEWSNET, the food security situation for marginal agricultural farmers in the

southeastern and coastal marginal agricultural parts of the region is likely to deteriorate.

Photo: Kenya Red Cross Society

IFRC EAST AFRICA REPRESENTATION UPDATE

East African Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are currently receiving technical and financial support

from the IFRC East Africa Representation (IFRC EA), and Partner National Societies1 in Nairobi. The IFRC

Africa Zone has adopted a new structure and IFRC EA will now directly support 11 countries2 across the

eastern Africa region. In response to recent humanitarian developments in March and April, IFRC EA requested the Geneva

secretariat to release funds from the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to respond to floods in Rwanda

(CHF 150,188), floods in Kenya (CHF 314,000) and a cholera outbreak in Uganda (CHF 204,815). All have

been approved. An emergency assessment will take place in the next few weeks in South Sudan to support

their appeal, and a Regional Disaster Response Team alert has been issued.

In line with the aim to secure strategic partnerships and resources for East Africa National Societies:

• Partnership meetings for the Rwanda, Burundi, and Ethiopia Red Cross Societies were held in March and

April to share their respective 2012 plans with the movement and appeal for support. IFRC and ICRC are

currently attending a cooperation meeting with Djibouti Red Crescent Society (May 8th - 9th). IFRC also

facilitated a Red Cross Network meeting on Marh 22nd bringing together all Secretary Generals from East

Africa National Societies, and the AGM on the March 23rd March.

• The world’s largest cross-sector humanitarian partnership with Coca-Cola has been secured to fund Red

Cross/Red Crescent disaster preparedness and response activities around Africa. IFRC facilitated a

meeting Nairobi with representative from Coca-Cola and African National Societies on April 25th – 26th.

1 British, Swedish, German, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, American, Netherlands, Japanese, Australian Red Cross Societies 2 Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia

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• A partnership with Land Rover has been secured to raise GBP 1 million for Water and Sanitation

(WATSAN) activities for the Ugandan Red Cross Society (URCS). So far, £250,000 has been mobilised to

IFRC EA to support URCS WATSAN activities.

• IFRC are facilitating a partnership between Luxembourg and Belgium Red Cross to support emergency

WATSAN training and preparedness in Kenya and Burundi.

• IFRC and the Red Cross Society of Eritrea have been invited to submit a proposal to improve the standard

of urban sanitation, which will be supported by the Danish, Netherlands, and German Red Cross

Societies.

• IFRC has taken over the coordination of the Lake Victoria Programme from the Swedish Red Cross. The

cross-border programme with Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda Red Cross Societies, is improving

the quality of life for millions of people around the Lake Victoria Basin, addressing poverty-related areas in

health care, disaster preparedness, risk reduction and self-reliance. The Secretary Generals from National

Societies are planning a meeting with the East Africa Community (EAC) in Arusha to promote the

programme and look for partnerships.

In line with the aim to roll out technology to improve data collection, volunteer

mobilization, and expand reach and speed of messages to volunteers and

beneficiaries:

• Mobile phone equipment was provided, and technology trainings were

conducted with the Rwanda and Burundi Red Cross Societies between 16th

and 27th April, with support from DFID.

• In Burundi, 24 people were trained. In Rwanda, 16 people were trained on

how to use and integrate mobile technology (MST and TERA) into their

humanitarian operations. The main objective of the training was to develop

episurveyor skills to design forms, collect data using mobile phones and be

able analyze data and create reports for evidence based decision-making.

In line with IFRC efforts to evaluate impact, emphasise humanitarian efficiency, quality and

effectiveness of operations:

• IFRC EA has commissioned the mid programme evaluation of the Kenya Drought response 2011 to an

external consulting firm, which will be conducted in the next few weeks.

• An M&E assessment mission was conducted at the Tanzania Red Cross, to streamline and improve their

standard of reporting and evaluation.

• IFRC and UNOCHA co-hosted a three-day event in Mombasa to address the current regulatory

challenges related to the delivery of food aid and humanitarian assistance, and promote established ‘IDRL

guidelines’ (Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and

Initial Recovery Assistance). Major humanitarian organisations working in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South

Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda attended the event, from National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies to

UN agencies such as WFP and NGOs such as Save the Children.

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On May 8th, East Africa National Societies celebrated World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day. Celebrations

took place across the region in line with this year’s theme Youth on the Move

(Kenya Red Cross Celebrations in Dadaab Refugee Camp) (Tanzania Red Cross celebrations in Dar es Salaam)

FUNDING

IFRC is currently managing the following international appeals:

EMERGENCY APPEAL CURRENT BUDGET (CHF) RECEIVED FUNDING %

Kenya: Drought & Food Insecurity 30,438,354 9,957,530 33%

Kenya: Population Movement 27,618,019 7,705,006 29%

Ethiopia: Drought 25,408,085 10,460,170 41%

Ethiopia: Population Movement 623,771 311,042 50%

Somalia: Drought 4,158,791 3,839,315 92%

Tanzania: Drought & Food Insecurity 1,352,126 540,568 40%

Sudan: Complex Emergency 6,188,106 2,433, 779 39%

Sudan: Population Movement 3,466,967 138,438 4%

Sudan: Food Insecurity3 2,839,471 0 0%

Regional Framework Surge Capacity 2,285,730 919,134 40%

IFRC, on behalf of the implementing National Societies, would like to thank donors for their generous support

and encourage any partners with further funding, cash pledges and funding enquiries to contact Douglas

Masika on douglas.masika@ifrc.org +254 (0) 720 461 226

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RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT ACTIVITY UPDATE 1. SUDANESE RED CRESCENT RESPONSE Heightened cross border conflict between Sudan and South Sudan has left thousands of displaced people around Heiglig and Talodi areas. In Sudan, the displaced population from Karasana and Keilek to Lagawa stands at 22,913 people, although some returns have been reported. Both the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) and South Sudan Red Cross Society (SSRCS) have been closely monitoring the developments in the conflict-affected areas. 1.1 The Complex Emergency Appeal4 to support SRCS to provide relief and health services to affected people: • NFIs were distributed to 844 households; 476 households in Abujbea and another 368 households in

Kalogi. Food donated by Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) was distributed by SRCS to 302 households.

• SRCS is working with WFP to provide food to people in the conflict affected areas. • Three clinics being supported by SRCS recorded 949 visits in South Kordofan during the week. • The dead body management team from SRCS is in Heiglig and has so far documented and buried 190

dead bodies. 1.2 The Population Movement Appeal 5 launched to support SRCS response to the increase in the number of South-North returnees, targeting 9,000 households: • Al salaam and Al Jabalayn localities in White Nile State received 2,000 families (in addition to the

registered 6,018 families). • In the neighboring Sennar state, which borders South Sudan, 1,897 families were reported to have arrived

from South Sudan and are currently in Dali and Mazmom. Sennar branch had earlier received 2,348 families making a total number of returnees in Sennar State is 4,245 families.

• Media reports from Sennar indicate that 35,000 people arrived from South and about 80,000 others are stranded across the border. This information has not been confirmed by SRCS but similar to the data available from SRCS previous assessments. Plans to undertake detailed assessment in the second week of May with support from the IFRC regional office are at the final stages. UNOCHA and IOM have been participating in coordination meetings in preparation for this exercise.

• The State Government in White Nile instructed all NGOs both National and International to close down operations in Kosti way station by 5th May 2012 where 12 000-15 000 South Sudanese were waiting for transport to return to the South. This has now been extended to 20th of May 2012. The SRCS team in Kosti engaged in Humanitarian Diplomacy efforts for continuation of humanitarian assistance at both State and HQ level. The Sudanese government has agreed to grant the 12,000 refugees emergency travel documents and assistance to return to South Sudan

1.3 Food Insecurity Appeal 6: • With the allocation from the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) SRCS started the beneficiary

4 Donor response: CHF 2,149,798 (35% Funded); Bilateral and in kind: CHF 822,158 5 Donor response: CHF 138,438 (4%) Launched 28th March 2012 6 APPEAL LAUNCH DATE: 13th April 2012. Targeted Beneficiaries: 64,000 people Donor response: 0%

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targeting process by setting criteria and identifying suitable volunteers to implement the project. Plans for initial orientation and training of staff and volunteers have been finalized. SRCS has also completed procurement process of 540 Metric tons of sorghum for one round distribution.

1.4 National Society Development: • The proposal to strengthen NS financial systems and management capacity has been developed and a

plan of action has been shared with the NORCROSS for support. Plans include upgrading the SRCS financial system and restructuring SRCS HR.

• Technical support has been provided to finalise plans for the second round of PMER training for the NS HQs and the branches and a briefing sessions for SRCS Governance.

• Preparations for Darfur Early Recovery / National Society Development program are continuing. CVs for proposed facilitators have been received and the same time invitations for participants have been sent out. IFRC Zone and regional teams expected to arrive on 15th May to take part on the planned meeting on 21st May.

• Extended technical support to the newly established SRCS communication committee. • Bilateral discussions with SRCS were held on improving the quarterly branch directors meetings, the

overall reporting systems and the flow of information. The Sudanese Red Crescent and IFRC Representation in Sudan asked for IFRC EA support to conduct an initial assessment and plan for development of a road map for a long term program and recovery interventions in Darfur. The assessment will take place during the 2nd half of May 2011. IFRC Sudan 2012 multilateral projects are supported by the British, Canadian, Japanese, Monaco, Norwegian and Swedish Red Cross Societies, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and DG ECHO. 2. KENYA RED CROSS SOCIETY 2.1. Population Movement – Somali Refugees in IFO2 Camps Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has taken over in 2011 the management and provision of services to refugees in IFO2, including health services, WATSAN, hygiene promotion, and support of the community based security and policing structures. They report ongoing insecurity in Dadaab hampering their work. There is still a great strain on latrines in the camp, with 1 latrine being used by more than 6 households. KRCS have employed an education coordinator to oversee the management of schools to ensure that the national curriculum is being implemented, and there is an adequate ratio of boys and girls. An agreement with MSF to take over the construction of a new hospital is being finalised.

2.1.1 NUTRITION • Out Patient Therapeutic Program (OTP): OTP program has 2, 072 children under 5 years of age and 80

children 5 – 10 years. The Public Health Officer shared the contact list of the CHWs supervisors assigned to each of the blocks to allow interlinking between the nutrition team and the CHWs. Nutritionists based in the health posts, are following up with the CHWs to ensure they are actively seeking defaulters and referring under nourished children to the health posts for enrolment in nutrition programs.

• Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP): The 2nd SFP cycle of the month of April is scheduled to begin on the 21st of April 2012, with the distribution of supplementary feeds to the under 5s. This week each nutritionist at the respective health posts met with the CHWs to remind them to mobilize the women and children as a reminder of their return dates for the SFP program cycle.

• Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN): KRCS is partnering with Action Contre la Faim to provide infant and young child feeding services in IFO2. Recruitment process of the IYCN counselors from the community was also discussed.

• The focus of the nutrition coordination meeting was the Dadaab Strategic Plan for Anaemia prevention, control and reduction. The nutrition team plan to interlink with other departments to ensure a reduction of anaemia prevalence in Dadaab.

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• Cleaning up HIS data is ongoing to increase accuracy of nutrition data so that it paints a real picture of the nutrition situation in IFO2.

• Planning for the ‘Malezi Bora’ campaign is also on going. Malezi Bora is a national activity conducted twice a year to improve service delivery, health and nutrition for mother and children. The theme for this year is ‘Together let’s fight malnutrition’. One of the activities in this campaign is to follow up on the children who were referred to the KRCS health posts during the MUAC screening.

• Food for the SFP cycle has been collected this week from the WFP warehouses in preparation for the distribution at the health posts. The pre mixing of the food commodities for pregnant and lactating women and special cases groups will begin on Monday.

2.1.2 HEALTH & INFORMATION • Community Mortality Surveillance: The following deaths were reported by the CHWs following verbal

autopsies: A 21 year old female died on 16.04.2012 from block K2. The deceased had a history of mental illiness. Cause of death was established as fever of unknown origin. A female aged 3 months from block J5 died on 15.04.2012. The cause of death was also fever of unknown origin. A neonatal death of a male aged 1 day was reported at block N6, on 20.04.2012.

• Community Mobilisation: A mobilisation exercise was carried out in blocks N8, N7 and N4 to inform the community members in these blocks of the SFP and OTP services being offered at the nutrition clinic

• Challenges: The lack of “mama taxi” services has led to an increase in home deliveries. Some CHWs were refused access into some blocks, hindering the registration exercise. The CHWs have no identification badges

• Recommendations: There should be prompt hiring of a mama taxi services. The CHWs should be issued with IDs this will act as a motivation and also enable their easy identification as they are carrying out their activities within the blocks. 0733720491

2.1.3. PSYCHOSOCIAL • Social Issues: The social service team provides direct and indirect client services to assess needs,

establish eligibility for benefits and services and help people obtain them. The team ensures the social and psychological wellbeing of people in the camp.

2.1.4 WATSAN AND HYGEINE PROMOTION • 600 slabs were cast for the construction of pit

latrines in Ifo 2 West and are still undergoing curing process.

• 222 Household pit latrines were constructed in section U3, U4 and U5 in Ifo 2 West making a total of 400 House hold pit latrines constructed during the week under review.

• Excavation of house hold pit latrines by the refugee themselves in Ifo 2 West was in progress in section T1 and T2.

• The location of sites in Ifo 2 West for the excavation of house hold pit latrines was in progress in section T3

2.1.5 CAMP MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION

• The psychosocial team attended a food advisory committee chaired by NRC and attended by representatives from agencies and community leaders from IFO 2 EAST and WEST at the food distribution centre. The main agenda was on shelter, food distribution and ration card replacement

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• An SGBV coordination meeting was held at CARE GAD. Discussions centred on mainstreaming gender in all activities and programs for the agencies concerned, updates and activities scheduled for next month. The main challenge of the DCO being unable to deal with cases from the refugee camps leaving some cases pending.

• On the19th, there was a meeting that took place at CVT (Centre for the Victims of Torture) for updates on activities that different agencies were doing as far as mental health is concerned

2.1.6. WAREHOUSING AND LOGISTICS

• Fleet Management & Locomotives: Received 3,430L of fuel from Jarajila Petrol Station. Supply of fuel 80L to gensets in at Ifo Base camp. 5 drivers attended a training by Toyota Kenya Nairobi. One vehicle pending to resume operation, on service.

• Warehousing Set up a prefab as a pharmacy store at base one. Received two gensets (one for borehole). Prepositioned plumpy sup for SFP nutrition distribution.

• Procurement Purchased construction materials for repair of East Health post nutrition waiting bay, Health post nutrition store and base for IFO.

2.1.8. EDUCATION

• Most of the pupils in the primary schools don’t have school uniforms, urgently need assistance and contributions to ensure they keep going to the schools within the camp.

• Only two primary schools (IFO 2 East Primary and Secondary) use permanent structures. The rest all use temporary structures but some gave constructions going on.

Recommendations: • To provide training for all teachers as well as provision of more learning and teaching materials for both

teachers and pupils • Improve all the sanitation facilities in the schools and provision of sanitation kits for the pupils • Recruit trained and professional teachers • Integrate the ECD and Dugsis (Islamic schools) in the lower classes to boost enrolment • Provide school feeding programmes to act as retainers • Establish playing fields • Provide water in all the schools to boost the children hygiene 3. ETHIOPIA RED CROSS SOCIETY

3.1 Drought and Food Insecurity • 50, 000 Long Lasting Insecticide treated mosquito Nets (LL-

ITNs) were distributed to 24 malaria affected kebeles, for 23,194 households and 3,612 pregnant women (for 115,970 beneficiaries) in Guji Zone, Sababoru Woreda and Borena Zone, Bule Hora Woreda. ERCS volunteers gave health education to 26, 806 people about malaria prevention methods and how to hang up mosquito nets.

• Food Distribution: On 26 April, in Bule Hora, Hagere Mariam, the 4th round of food distributions started. The number of beneficiaries to be reached is 37,102 beneficiaries, which is the figure given by the DRMFSS. Food procurement is ongoing for the 4th,5th and 6ths rounds. (Maize, CSB, Oil, and Beans).

• WATSAN : ERCS continues with the tender process for drilling activities in Moyale and Saba Boru areas.

3.2 Ethiopia Population Movements Operation: • ERCS continues to be fully involved in referral (ambulance) and first aid services of Sudanese refugee

since September 2011. ERCS has strengthened its human and other resource capacity to engage in more

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intervention areas at Tongo refugee camp, Ademazine transit centre and some activities at Shrekole refugee camps. The major activities carried out according to the trilateral agreement (MOU) between ERCS, UNHCR and ARRA.

• Primary health care (ambulance service, supporting of drugs, medical equipments and furniture for Ademazine transit centre health centre and Tongo camp health centre).

• An Epidemic preparedness and response three-day training was organized by ERCS for health workers and local government woreda water office and health office employees at Sherkole refugee camp.

• WASH: Hygiene promotion activities are being carried out in Tongo 2 camp and distribution of aquatabs. • Tracing in all camps and Ademazine transit centre

4. UGANDA RED CROSS SOCIETY The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) continues to support the Office of Prime Minister and UNHCR to manage Nyakabande Refugee Camp in Kisoro District, which is currently hosting over 8600 refugees:

URCS is providing registration services, first aid, promotion of hygiene and sanitation in the camp, construction of shelter for the refugees.

• Tracing services to un accompanied minors and refugees searching for their families that are already in Uganda.

• Providing storage facilities and distributing food from World Food Programme. • The Government of Uganda has assigned Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) the role to distribute food to

10, 975 families whose children have been affected by the Nodding disease in Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo districts.

• Each individual in a household will receive 4 kgs of maize flour and 2kgs of beans to last them two weeks. The government is distributing the food because families can no longer go to the gardens since they need to attend to their sick children.

• The Uganda Red Cross is putting sh21m in the nodding disease operation with sh13m spent on the joint assessment and sh8m on distribution of food from OPM and essential household items from Red Cross. URCS has contributed 200 jerrycans, 200 blankets, 200 bars of laundry soap, 50 tarpaulins, 300 cups, 300 plates which are currently being used at the three established centres in Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo.

5. SOMALIA RED CRESCENT SOCIETY 5.1 Drought appeal The Somalia Red Crescent Society (SRCS) continues to carry out operations in Northern parts of Somalia. For a more detailed activity, the Somalia Red Crescent have recently released their annual report.

• The integrated health care programme (a network of 74 stationary clinics across the 19 regions of Somalia) has contributed significantly to the improvement of the health status of the most vulnerable population.

• In Somaliland and Puntland, 10 new mobile clinics have been deployed in addition to the four old ones to increase coverage in drought- affected areas.

• Together with the 30 stationary clinics, these have increased the scope and quality of health services provided to the nomadic communities and internally displaced people (IDPs) in these areas.

• Drought affected communities are being supported to improve their access to water for both human and livestock consumption through the rehabilitation and maintenance of berkets (earth pans), borehole and water catchments; provision of generators, submersible pumps and fittings; provision of fuel subsidy;

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along with distribution of water filters, hygiene and sanitation tools to the affected communities. • Non-food items comprising tarpaulins, blankets, jerry cans, kitchen sets and soap were included in the

response activities to address the immediate needs of communities newly displaced by the drought. • A school feeding programme in which dry food rations were distributed to 11 schools and orphanages in

Bari, Mudug and Nugal regions of Puntland was initiated to keep children in schools and reduce drop out cases due to lack of food. Further, the accommodation in Beyra school/orphanage in Mudug region was improved by construction of a separate dormitory for girls and provision of beddings and mosquito nets.

• To increase the storage capacity for food received from WFP, IFRC supported SRCS’ Bosaso branch in Puntland to build two stores in two clinic locations for distribution of food to pregnant and lactating women and children up to the age of two. In partnership with WFP, storage capacity has been built in seven stationary clinics in Somaliland for the storage of food rations provided by WFP.

• Community based health promotion activities were conducted by trained community health volunteers adopting the community based health and first aid (CBHFA) and participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST) approaches. Activities were carried out adopting an integrated programming approach, linking health care interventions with disaster management, organisational development and promotion of Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with humanitarian values.

• Organizational development activities focused on governance support and the provision of technical and managerial support to the two SRCS coordination offices and leadership in Nairobi, Kenya. Support was also provided to the SRCS executive committee to organize its meetings in addition to facilitation of the SRCS annual planning meeting. The promotion of principles and values was integrated in all SRCS programmes.

RECENT IFRC EAST AFRICA COMMUNICATIONS • Research: 2011 Cash Interventions in Kenya: http://reliefweb.int/node/492628

• Field Story: Climate Adaptation Projects in Kenya: http://reliefweb.int/node/492626

• Article: Thousands affected by Heavy Rains and Floods in Rwanda: http://ifrc.org/en/news-and-

media/news-stories/africa/rwanda/thousands-affected-by-heavy-rains-and-floods-in-rwanda-

57567/

For further information, please contact:

• Maxine Clayton, Acting Regional Representative

(Maxine.clayton@ifrc.org / +254 (0) 732 643 281)

• For Operational Information: Mohammed Khaled, Head of Operations, IFRC

(mohammed.khaled@ifrc.org / +254 20 2835 000)

• For Regular updates: Nancy Okwengu, Regional Communications officer, IFRC

(nancy.okwengu@ifrc.org / +254 (0) 733 632946)

• For Donor contributions: Douglas Masika, Regional Resource Mobilisation Officer, IFRC

(douglas.masika@ifrc.org/ +254 (0) 720 461226)

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