Category: Search and Rescue Operations

Be tsunami ready: what the 5 Nov 2026 UN theme means for Kenya’s coast, the medium hazard rating, and a practical drill checklist for NGOs.

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2026 is 13 Oct: theme, Kenya El Niño risk data and 6 household-level actions NGOs can take before the rains.

Kenya launched its first Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team in 2026, credited with saving 20+ lives in building collapses. Here’s what NGOs should know.

Kenya Red Cross and county teams are scaling up search and rescue capacity in 2026 — new water units, a China rescue partnership, and where local NGOs fit in.

Kenya’s Oct-Dec 2026 El Nino rains could affect 2 million people as US aid cuts squeeze budgets. Here’s what NGOs should do now, and where funding still exists.