EastAfrica

Jeremiah Karua lives in a bustling household with eight family members. This farmer had been hit hard by the long drought affecting parts of Kenya and as a result, his family, like many other farming families in the region, often did not have enough to eat.

Jeremiah would reach out to his neighbors for food. This kind of assistance was not enough, however, given the size of his family and the fact that so many other families were also struggling.

“We could eat very little once a day,” Jeremiah says as he recalls how his children would cry from hunger. “The situation was worse, especially for my five children attending school without a school feeding program…Their only food was hope for a better tomorrow.”

It was a relief for Jeremiah when World Renew’s local partner, Anglican Development Services Mt. Kenya East, provided his family with a cash transfer to help them meet their immediate food needs.

Thanks to this assistance, Jeremiah and his family have found new health and strength for their daily life, which will make a huge difference in their ability to journey out of poverty for the long-term.