Kaloleni, Kenya
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Kaloleni is a settlement in Kilifi District
, Coast Province
of Kenya
.
It is about 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) by road north of Mombasa
city center.
The town lacks safe water supplies. In 2010 World Vision International
provided assistance in water purification, which should reduce the incidence of disease.
In 2009 the district experienced drought, relieved by rains in November.
After the rains, the average distance required to reach water fell to 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) compared to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) the previous month.
The number of children under five years old at risk of malnutrition rose from 5% in October to 8.30% in November, but this was expect to improve more food and milk became available.
In July 2011 the Kaloleni district was again experiencing a severe food shortage.
The main diet was maize flour, supplemented by mangoes found growing wild.
The hospital helps educate the mothers.
The hospital provides out-patient and inpatient care, with 72 beds and 7 cots.
Services include antenatal and obstetric care, antiretroviral therapy, HIV counselling and testing, family planning, immunization and treatment of childhood diseases, and tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment.
Kaloleni Junior academy in Kaloleni is a private primary schools, with both day and boarding pupils.
Subjects include Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Science, Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Civics, Creative Arts, HIV/AIDS, Life Skills and Business Education.
St.Johns Girls secondary school is in Kaolini. In 2009 construction of a new dormitory was completed with the support of the Parents Teachers Association.
As of July 2009 a dispensary was under construction but was not yet operational.
In April 2009 a three-story constituency office was under construction in the town.
The USD 10,000 program will build and rehabilitate a water dam, finish reforestation, fence the forest area and set up three entrance and exit gates. The Kaya Elders were to be responsible for the program to conserve rare species of plants and animals.
Kilifi District
Kilifi District is an administrative district in the Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is coastal town Kilifi. The district has a population of 281,552 .The district is located north and northeast of Mombasa...
, Coast Province
Coast Province
Coast Province of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and is inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others...
of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
.
It is about 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) by road north of Mombasa
Mombasa
Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
city center.
Food and water supplies
Kaloleni is in one of Kenya's poorest districts. Over half of the students at Kaloleni Primary School are orphans, in many cases because their parents died of AIDS.The town lacks safe water supplies. In 2010 World Vision International
World Vision International
World Vision International, founded in the USA in 1977, is an evangelical relief and development umbrella organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good...
provided assistance in water purification, which should reduce the incidence of disease.
In 2009 the district experienced drought, relieved by rains in November.
After the rains, the average distance required to reach water fell to 1.2 kilometre (0.745647283979768 mi) compared to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) the previous month.
The number of children under five years old at risk of malnutrition rose from 5% in October to 8.30% in November, but this was expect to improve more food and milk became available.
In July 2011 the Kaloleni district was again experiencing a severe food shortage.
The main diet was maize flour, supplemented by mangoes found growing wild.
Facilities
As of 2010 St. Luke’s bush hospital in Kaloleni had been operational for about two years, providing basic care for a population of 400,000 in the region. Malnutrition is a major cause of infant death, often through ignorance of very young mothers.The hospital helps educate the mothers.
The hospital provides out-patient and inpatient care, with 72 beds and 7 cots.
Services include antenatal and obstetric care, antiretroviral therapy, HIV counselling and testing, family planning, immunization and treatment of childhood diseases, and tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment.
Kaloleni Junior academy in Kaloleni is a private primary schools, with both day and boarding pupils.
Subjects include Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, Science, Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Civics, Creative Arts, HIV/AIDS, Life Skills and Business Education.
St.Johns Girls secondary school is in Kaolini. In 2009 construction of a new dormitory was completed with the support of the Parents Teachers Association.
As of July 2009 a dispensary was under construction but was not yet operational.
In April 2009 a three-story constituency office was under construction in the town.
Conservation
In March 2011 the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya announced support for a project to help conserve the Kaya Forest in Kaloleni District. UNESCO declared the forest a World Heritage Site in 2010.The USD 10,000 program will build and rehabilitate a water dam, finish reforestation, fence the forest area and set up three entrance and exit gates. The Kaya Elders were to be responsible for the program to conserve rare species of plants and animals.