Betty Kweyu
Betty Kweyu works for CARE International in Kenya. She is originally from Homa Bay near Lake Victoria. Before being sent to Kisumu city in January, she worked for CARE in Garissa in Kenya's North Eastern Province. She has also been a project officer for Dadaab refugee operations.
AID WORKER DIARY: Learning to cope with Kenya's nightmare
Author: Betty Kweyu
Betty Kweyu is leading CARE International's emergency response in Kenya's western city of Kisumu, hit hard by post-election violence. The aid agency is focusing its efforts on the Nyalenda informal settlement, working with its local partner, the Lutheran Church, to reach out to local youth. Betty describes her experiences. People are now surviving on one meal a day, if they are lucky. Their purchasing power has been compromised by the post-election violence because many stalls have been burned down and people have lost their livelihoods. Normal supply chains have also been disrupted. ...
Author: Betty Kweyu
Betty Kweyu is leading CARE International's emergency response in Kenya's western city of Kisumu, hit hard by post-election violence. The aid agency is focusing its efforts on the Nyalenda informal settlement, working with its local partner, the Lutheran Church, to reach out to local youth. Betty describes her experiences. People are now surviving on one meal a day, if they are lucky. Their purchasing power has been compromised by the post-election violence because many stalls have been burned down and people have lost their livelihoods. Normal supply chains have also been disrupted. ...
