Kenya

The proposed program will address the health problem of Malaria in children 0-5 years old in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. (I haven’t find a specific site yet but I know that I want my intervention to take place in the city) Geographic placement Kenya is located on the eastern coast of Africa surrounded by Ethiopia on the North, Somalia on the northeast, South Sudan in the Northwest, Uganda on the West, Tanzania on the South and the Indian ocean on the east (Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey 2015). Kenya is about five times the size of Ohio and a little over twice the size of Nevada (The world Fact Book: Kenya 2016). Kenya is divided into four regions. On the west are the highland regions, where the capital Nairobi is located and where this…

Colonialism in Kenya turned out to be both bad and good. Kenya was a very secluded area of Africa. Many Europeans thought it to be uninhabited but in fact it was home to at least twenty seven different ethnic groups. But Europeans came and ignored this taking control of the territory as is new leaders. In the nineteenth Kenya was created by Europeans at the Berlin Conference. The Berlin Conference did not welcome any of the ethnic groups from that area. The Europeans ignored the original…

DROUGHT ADAPTATIONS IN KENYA INTRODUCTION The Lancet commission on Health and Climate change June 2015 list four direct effect of climate change; ’Increase heat stress, floods, drought and increased frequency of intense storms”( The Lancet, 2015). Who. int (2015) describes drought as a period in the climate cycle caused by lack of rainfall that result in lack of water that then leads to food shortages. The populations mostly affected by this climate induced disaster are; people of low social…

"If I was to travel to Kenya, I would have to be armed to teeth. It's one of the most dangerous countries, I hear." Jean Claude Maria from France says. "Do you have smartphones?" Samantha Woods from Seattle, US inquires. Most people who have never been to Africa believe its not far from what they saw on Lion King, God's Must Be Crazy, and Coming to America. But of all the misconceptions, these are most common regarding Kenya: The Maasai from Kenya are Cave Men That they light fire by rubbing…

Riehl 1 Jessica Riehl Dr. M. Vecchio History 110 EL 01 December 2015 Kenya The Republic of Kenya is located in East Africa. It takes its name from Mt. Kenya, which is located in the Central Highlands. Kenya is surrounded by five countries and one ocean: Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Uganda to the west, Sudan to the northwest, Tanzania to the south, and to the east is the Indian Ocean. The capital of Kenya is Nairobi, which is…

¨Around 2000 B.C. Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa settled in the part of East Africa that is now Kenya. By the 1st Century AD, the Kenyan coast was frequented by Arab traders, who due to Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, established Arab and Persian colonies there. The Nilotic and Bantu people also moved into the region during the first millennium AD. and settled inland.¨ When the portuguese arrived in 1498, the coast was no longer dominated by arabs but by the…

Kenya located in East Africa is a country populated with 44.35 million people. The land of Kenya spans from flat lands to coastal land to rift valleys. The forty two tribes known in Kenya function differently depending on the land they live in. Additionally Kenya ethnic break up depends on the tribe. Kenya gained independence on December 12, 1963. The East African Association comprised of pro-independence Kikuyus. The president Jomo Kenyetta was in jail, but still became the president of the…

Overall, colonialism in Kenya was negative. There was an unfair education system and forced government laws along with treatment. However, there were some positive aspects, like the choice to keep the native religion or convert. The colonization of Kenya happened in the context of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution started in the 1700’s. It was a transition into a new manufacturing process. During this period of time many benefits started emerging. Goods like cars were being…

those being controlled and those who controlled.Also, Kenya was created by Europeans in which It was automatically limited about four thousand miles to the northwest in Berlin Germany. All of Africa was under European control except Liberia and Ethiopia. The result of this colonization was due to the fact that seven countries were given the right to own a specific territory leaving most Africans under the European rule.This slave act ended…

Samuel L. Aronson puts it in simple words in the journal “Somali Refugees in Kenya: Security Deficiencies and Public Health Concerns as a Result of Ineffective Policy” by stating that the Kenyan government was required to accept refugees due to the fact that it is a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and Kenya also ratified the 1969 OAU Convention planning to refugees. (Aronson, 2011) it is clear to see how Kenya expatriating Somali refugees back to Somalia would be in some way or another…