It's becoming increasingly difficult to do any type of aid work in certain parts of Kenya, especially near the coast close to the Somali border where al-Shabab militants are very active.
Just a few days after the Peace Corps announced it was putting a (temporary) hold on its program in the country active since 1964, VSO International confirmed to Devex it will not be sending new volunteers to Kenya's coastal region
Olivia Swartz, head of people operations and change at the U.K.-based volunteer organization, explained that the assignments of its 12 volunteers in Kalifi and Malindi will not be extended beyond mid-August and no more volunteers will be placed there "until further notice.”
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.