Prolonged Drought & Clean-water Impacted on Children Future in the East African Country

Sub-Saharan Africa remains the world’s hotspot for food insecurity. In its predictions until May, the World Food Programme has warned that Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen are suffering the worst crises – driven by conflict, inflation and weak government responses…

Due to three failed consecutive rainy seasons, four countries across the Horn of Africa are experiencing one of the worst droughts in decades. Overall, in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, 10 million children need urgent life-saving support.

But it is not only malnutrition and disease that are threatening the lives of children. Over 600,000 children in drought-hit regions have dropped out of school as a result of the drought. Schools have shut due to lack of water, and many children drop out because they have to travel long distances in search of food and water or to look after other children while their caregivers try and find water for their families and cattle.