Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is a humanitarian relief organisation created through an Act of Parliament, Cap 256 of the Laws of Kenya of 21st December 1965. Previously, the Society existed as a branch of the British Red Cross between 1939 and 1965. As a voluntary organisation, the Society operates through a network of eight regions and 64 branches countrywide.
Currently, the Society has about 70,000 members/volunteers who assist in implementing activities at the Headquarters, Regional and Branch levels. Membership to the Society is open to everyone without any discrimination based on race, sex, religion, class, political opinion or nationality. The Society, which gained recognition by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1966, is also a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (RC/RC) since 1967, the largest humanitarian movement represented in 183 countries worldwide.
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In 2014, Kenya Red Cross Society with financial and technical support from British Red Cross society started a four year WASH in Kenya project which seeks to improve hygiene and sanitation practices and increase access to improved water and sanitation for 155,000 women, men, girls and boys in Bomet, Taita Taveta and Kilifi Counties.
This dataset shows the land owned under irrigation. A majority, (96.3%) of the 789 households that reported owning land of the residents in Bomet do not have land under irrigation with only a few (2.8%) having between 0-2 acres of land under irrigation
Anthropometry measurements provide one of the most important indicators of children’s nutritional status. In this survey, height and weight measurements were obtained for children under five years i.e. below 59 months.
Dataset shows the Mosquito nets ownership in Bomet county. Mosquito nets are a key component in the prevention of malaria. The survey sought to assess mosquito nets ownership and usage in the two sub-counties of Bomet. Households’ ownership of mosquito nets in the two sub-counties stands at 77.8%.
This dataset provides information on sickness,access and use of health care facilities for children in Bomet county. it reveals that a majority (69.5%) of children under the age of five years had not gotten sick within two weeks preceding the survey. However, 30.5% of the children under the age of five years were reported to have fallen ill within 2 weeks preceding the survey
The dataset shows the proportion of the caregivers with correct knowledge on the causes and prevention of diarrhoea. Only 35.5% of the caregivers had the correct knowledge on the causes and prevention of diarrhoea. There was a slight variation in the two Sub-Counties with Chepalungu being 33.2% as compared to Bomet Central with 38.6%.
This dataset shows the Immunization statistics for Bomet county. The datasets show Immunization coverage for BCG, OPV1, OPV3, 1st Measles and 2nd Measles and also the Percentage of children under 24 months fully immunised