May 2012
3 posts
The Vitamin Chart
Some months ago, we came across a street vendor selling a poster on vitamins, which I found to be an interesting way to educate the public on the source and function of vitamins. Traffic did not allow us to buy it at that time. Ever since we have been looking for it and now I found it!
Again it was a street vendor advertising the poster through the heavy traffic!
After some negotiations I...
Grain and Pulse Suppliers in the Nairobi area
The last two weeks we have been traveling in the Nairobi area to visit potential grain and pulse suppliers. These suppliers have reacted to a WFP call for cereal supply advertised in the local newspapers. Cereals used in Kenya are mainly maize and beans. We are now visiting these potential suppliers to verify the information given on paper and see how they handle the food they have stored.
The...
WFP in Mombasa
Today I visited the warehouses of WFP in Mombasa. The amount of food stored is impressive and so is the amount of food that is needed for the beneficiaries! The largest refugee camp in the world is situated in Kenya and houses over half a million people.
The refugee camp is thereby competing with Mombasa as the second largest city in Kenya.
With the Somali conflict heating up again, people...
