Emergency Aid Distributed to 8.5K Kenyans After Flash Flood Disaster
Kenya Emergency Aid 2023
WAJIR, KENYA November 26, 2023 – Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently distributed emergency aid to 8,500 Kenyans after a flash flood disaster in Kenya.
According to Ahmed Sherif, international offices manager at Baitulmaal, the beneficiaries included elderly, displaced families, and orphans. Each family received tarps, mosquito nets, hygiene supplies, and more.
“After losing their homes, families found themselves without essential needs,” Sherif said. “It was crucial to provide supplies to families in this difficult time to prevent any further deaths or illnesses caused by the flash floods.”
According to the UN office for Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA), the rainfall caused infrastructural damage, resulting in deaths and the displacement of 136,025 people due to homes being swept away by the intensified water. There have also been reports of waterborne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea in flood-affected areas.
In addition to responding to the recent floods in Kenya, Baitulmaal has also provided fresh meat for Udhiyah, and Ramadan Food Packages in Kenya. To learn more about or contribute to these efforts, visit Baitulmaal.org.
Baitulmaal is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides life-saving, life-sustaining and life-enriching aid to people in need around the world. With headquarters in Texas, the charity has domestic offices in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey as well as international offices in Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.
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