Amid prolonged drought, sisters in Kenya fend off starvation in pastoral villages

Sr. Jannifer Hiuhu hands over food rations to Chepokoronto Lotingora, a 33-year-old mother of eight. After a fire destroyed Lotingora's former home and claimed two of her children, the Incarnate Word Sisters helped her rebuild her home and provided her with food to sustain her family. (GSR photo/Wycliff Peter Oundo)

Despite a prolonged drought in Kenya, Catholic sisters help ward off mass hunger by providing food relief and "transformative solutions" that keep traditionalist villagers in isolated areas from becoming dependent on aid.

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Sr. Jannifer Hiuhu hands over food rations to Chepokoronto Lotingora, a 33-year-old mother of eight. After a fire destroyed Lotingora's former home and claimed two of her children, the Incarnate Word Sisters helped her rebuild her home and provided her with food to sustain her family. (GSR photo/Wycliff Peter Oundo)

Amid prolonged drought, sisters in Kenya fend off starvation in pastoral villages

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