DBDON is also mandated to respond to emergency situations in the country in and through the Don Bosco institutions.
Food relief & food security
Some of the Northern Districts of Kenya are faced with famine especially among the pastoralist communities, largely contributed by poor infrastructure, government planning, life-style of the population, and unpredictable climatic conditions. Activities that DBDON engages in include:
- Improving access to food and nutritional uptake for the pastoral nomadic communities.
- Enabling agricultural and fish farming to alleviate hunger.
- Creating awareness among rural population to sustain their indigenous and acquired technical knowledge in sustaining food security and nutrition.
- Water harvesting practices at Kakuma, Lodwar, Marsabit, Korr and Nzaikoni.
- Drip/Sprinkler irrigation technology to help small-scale farmers to achieve water conservation at Kakuma, Lodwar, Marsabit and Korr.
Climate crises
In 2024, Kenya experienced more-than-usual rainfall which caused flooding in many of our school compounds. DBDON responded briskly and aptly to the situation. Through emergency funding from Misean Cara (Ireland), we supported the schools in slums of Nairobi to provide uniform and text books for the select number of learners.
In Don Bosco Embu, which lost some arable land to water during the flood, thanks to the support from Don Bosco Mission, Bonn, we are able to construct a simple drainage system and groundwater storage system.
Missiones Salesianas of Madrid has supported Don Bosco Boystown to improve its drainage system. Work is in progress.
