Next to this, Kenya received 1,020,000 vaccine doses through the COVAX facility on 2 March 2021. The facility envisages to deliver a total of 3,564,000 vaccine doses to Kenya.
Seven NGOs – Oxfam in Kenya, the Kenya Red Cross, Concern Worldwide, ACTED, Impact Initiatives, CREAW (Centre for Rights Education and Awareness) and the Wangu Kanja Foundation) – funded by the EU, launched the above project that sent monthly cash transfers via M-Pesa (mobile money transfer) to Anne and other vulnerable Kenyans in informal settlements. The money has helped them acquire the basic necessities such as food, water, medicine and toiletries along with assisting them to pay their rent.
“We used to live in a house, together as a family. One day, they announced that a serious disease had arrived in Kenya. Because the hotel I was employed in decided to close due to the outbreak, their father thought that we would be a burden for him to support. Later that night, he came home at 3:00am. When I opened the gate for him, he grabbed me by the neck. From that point on, it’s been a daily hustle.
