{"id":1853,"date":"2011-08-12T10:06:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T14:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2011-08-12T10:06:27","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T14:06:27","slug":"drought-response-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr\/2011\/08\/drought-response-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought Response in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Covenant World Relief is partnering with World Relief International in providing immediate food relief in northern Kenya\u2019s Turkana District. With the help of local churches, the initial emergency response will last about six months and provide clean water, sanitation and a general food distribution. Following the initial response, World Relief will be starting a food security program that will provide seeds, training and demonstrations of sustainable small farming practices.<\/p>\n<p>Stay connected to our disaster response in East Africa through our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/cwr\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, here on our blog and on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/covenantworldrelief\" target=\"_blank\">facebook <\/a>page. Covenant World Relief is responding to this tragedy through three partners&#8211;the Covenant Church of Kenya (ECCK), Medical Teams International (MTI) and World Relief International.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/relief\/projects\/disasters\/africa-drought\/\">Click here to give to Covenant World Relief\u2019s ministry in East Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/cwr?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=1853&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Covenant World Relief is partnering with World Relief International in providing immediate food relief in northern Kenya\u2019s Turkana District. 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