Urgent Need in Turkana

Until recently, USAID funded nearly 60% of essential health programs in Turkana. Following the Executive Order to close USAID operations, vital support has vanished almost overnight—leaving countless families and children vulnerable.

Below is a brief summary of what Veronica Lemuya, our director in Kenya, has observed in Lodwar since USAID was shut down. 

Beyond providing life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ARVs), USAID supported communities with food supplements, malaria medication, tuberculosis drugs, and other critical health services. Now, with supplies rapidly dwindling, families have reported that many are turning to traditional remedies that may endanger children’s lives.

At Children of the Kingdom, 20 of our children rely on ARVs—12 of them are orphans, and 8 are being raised by single parents.  As clinics run out of medicine and nutritional support and as so much uncertainty lies ahead, the risk of malnutrition and preventable child deaths grows each day. ​
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To respond to this emergency, we used reserves from our general fund to provide supplementary food for these families during the April school holiday. But the need is ongoing and urgent. 

​Please consider donating to our emergency fund to help us continue caring for these children during this crisis. 

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