{"id":1627,"date":"2020-06-03T09:08:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T06:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unhabitatyouth.org\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2023-06-22T12:33:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:33:04","slug":"kenyan-nonprofit-provides-masks-for-a-rural-communitys-most-vulnerable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhabitatyouth.org\/en\/kenyan-nonprofit-provides-masks-for-a-rural-communitys-most-vulnerable\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Nonprofit Provides Masks For A Rural Community\u2019s Most Vulnerable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For Grace Adhiambo, the COVID-19 pandemic signaled an end, for now, to her peacebuilding initiative in Kisumu county, Kenya, as the government banned gatherings and non-essential movement. Grace is the founder of Women Volunteers for Peace, an organization that works with the Aga Khan Foundation\u2019s Yetu Initiative<\/a>. Over the past few years, she has worked with young people, especially women, by supporting and improving their role in peacebuilding activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Coronavirus cases increased, the government began directing Kenyans to wear masks whenever they are in public. However, accessing masks became a challenge for many, as they were unaffordable. This led to cases of harassment by police officers enforcing the mask directive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith many Kenyans living from hand to mouth, and the slowdown in economic activity, buying a mask is not a priority for many low-income earners,\u201d notes Grace. \u201cA family of five will need to spend KES 500 (USD $5) to buy masks,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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