World Concern is assessing the need for homeless camps and shelters to aid people displaced in post-election violence that has plunged Kenya into a humanitarian, economic and ethnic crisis. "More than 200,000 people that had homes and a sense of security a week ago today are on the street, looking for shelter, water and food," said Tracy Stover, Kenya country manager reporting from Nairobi. "Reports of rape and robbery are climbing....shops that line the slums and various centers are being looted and set on fire. Convoys that are trying to get food and supplies to the most hard-hit areas are being blocked and looted," Stover said. While some of the violence has subsided in recent days, our staff reports that ethnic tensions are high and shortages of food, water and shelter could spark further violence. Seattle-based World Concern, a long-time provider of relief and development programs in Kenya, is working with National Alliance of Kenya Churches to set up camps and shelters for internally displaced people. World Concern Program Director and disaster response expert Merry Fitzpatrick is conducting an assessment of the crisis this week. A Christian nonprofit, World Concern has more than 70 staff members in Kenya who provide programs and training in education, orphan care, agriculture, animal husbandry, microfinance and HIV/AIDS prevention to the rural poor. We work closely with the communities we serve to relieve suffering and to promote sustainable livelihoods and family stability. Last year World Concern served 5.6 million people. For more information on World Concern, or to schedule an interview with World Concern staff in Kenya, please contact Rhonda Manville at 206-909-4776 (cell).