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Lauren Landis

@laurenlandis1

Representative and Country Director @WFP_Kenya. Passionate about #youth #women #foodsecurity #innovation

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Last month, ✈UN Humanitarian Air Service flew over 1,200 aid workers to Dadaab and Kakuma camps, conducted 2 🩺 medical evacuations & delivered 🚚 3mt of lifesaving cargo serving nearly 700,000 refugees. Thank you for your continued support🙏. #ThankYouThursday

Last month, ✈<a href="/WFP_UNHAS/">UN Humanitarian Air Service</a> flew over 1,200 aid workers to Dadaab and Kakuma camps, conducted 2 🩺 medical evacuations &amp; delivered 🚚 3mt of lifesaving cargo serving nearly 700,000 refugees. 
 
Thank you for your continued support🙏. 

#ThankYouThursday
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In Kenya, each month, World Food Programme supports 600,000+ refugees fleeing conflict and drought with vital 🍲food assistance. But funding shortfalls have slashed rations to just 40%, leaving families hungry and at risk of malnutrition. More support is urgently needed. #SavingLives

In Kenya, each month, <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> supports 600,000+ refugees fleeing conflict and drought with vital 🍲food assistance.  

But funding shortfalls have slashed rations to just 40%, leaving families hungry and at risk of malnutrition. More support is urgently needed. 

#SavingLives
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In times of crisis, World Food Programme ensures families in Kenya have the support they need to survive and rebuild. 🍲 Mahadha is one of 150,000 Kenyans receiving lifesaving assistance—helping her feed her family, access 🩺medicine, and recover from relentless droughts. #LishaJamii

In times of crisis, <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> ensures families in Kenya have the support they need to survive and rebuild.  🍲

Mahadha is one of 150,000 Kenyans receiving lifesaving assistance—helping her feed her family, access 🩺medicine, and recover from relentless droughts. 

#LishaJamii
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In Kenya’s arid lands, frequent crises leave mothers and children without enough to eat. World Food Programme is on the ground, providing lifesaving nutrition to breastfeeding mothers 🤱 and young children—helping them recover, grow, and thrive. #SavingLives

In Kenya’s arid lands, frequent crises leave mothers and children without enough to eat.

<a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> is on the ground, providing lifesaving nutrition to breastfeeding mothers 🤱 and young children—helping them recover, grow, and thrive. 

#SavingLives
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Where school meals operate - in places like Niger, Libya, and South Sudan, which are weathering or recovering from crises - they offer high-impact returns: from protecting against hunger to helping give Africa’s next generation a better chance to thrive. wfp.org/stories/crisis…

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👋 Meet Christine, a WFP Supply Chain Officer in Mombasa. With 2.15M people facing severe hunger in Kenya, urgent support is needed to reach the most vulnerable. Christine and her team work tirelessly to ensure food quality and safe delivery, making sure every meal reaches

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Nutritious school meals = healthier, stronger children. World Food Programme’s home-grown school meals programme provides nutrient-rich, locally sourced meals, ensuring kids grow, learn, and thrive while boosting local economies. #AfricanDayofSchoolFeeding WFP in Kenya

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🚨 Out of the 2.15 million people facing food insecurity in 🇰🇪, over 250,000 + people in five arid counties (Turkana, Mandera, Garissa, Wajir & Marsabit) face Emergency food security Outcomes Without urgent aid, this crisis will become unbearable, Immediate support is needed!

🚨 Out of the 2.15 million people facing food insecurity in 🇰🇪, over 250,000 + people in five arid counties (Turkana, Mandera, Garissa, Wajir &amp; Marsabit) face Emergency food security Outcomes

Without urgent aid, this crisis will become unbearable, Immediate support is needed!
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🚨 In Kenya’s Wajir and Garissa counties malnutrition levels have now moved to 📈critical levels, joining Turkana, Marsabit, and Samburu counties. Hunger is deepening and we cannot afford to wait. We must act now! #SavingLives

🚨 In Kenya’s Wajir and Garissa counties malnutrition levels have now moved to 📈critical levels, joining Turkana, Marsabit, and Samburu counties.  

Hunger is deepening and we cannot afford to wait. We must act now! #SavingLives
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Insufficient food, poor diets, and illness put children and mothers at risk in #Kenya’s refugee camps. World Food Programme is providing therapeutic foods to treat and prevent malnutrition—reaching nearly 15,000 people in 2024 alone.

Insufficient food, poor diets, and illness put children and mothers at risk in #Kenya’s refugee camps.  

<a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> is providing therapeutic foods to treat and prevent malnutrition—reaching nearly 15,000 people in 2024 alone.
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Every school day, World Food Programme in 🇰🇪 provides over 100,000 refugee children with a daily 🍲hot lunch. The result? 📈 Increased enrolment and👨‍🎓graduation rates. Gaps in funding are however threatening this support and jeopardizing the next generation. #ISMD2025

Every school day, <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> in 🇰🇪 provides over 100,000 refugee children with a daily 🍲hot lunch.  

The result? 📈 Increased enrolment and👨‍🎓graduation rates. 

Gaps in funding are however threatening this support and jeopardizing the next generation. #ISMD2025
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In 2024, UN Humanitarian Air Service ✈Transported 17,890 aid workers 🚚 Delivered 70 MT of lifesaving assistance 🛫 Repaired the runway & passenger terminal in Kakuma 🛣️ Patched 900 metres of runway in Dadaab The World Food Programme-managed flight enables humanitarians to access remote areas and deliver

In 2024, <a href="/WFP_UNHAS/">UN Humanitarian Air Service</a> 

✈Transported 17,890 aid workers
🚚 Delivered 70 MT of lifesaving assistance
🛫 Repaired the runway &amp; passenger terminal in Kakuma
🛣️ Patched 900 metres of runway in Dadaab

The <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a>-managed flight enables humanitarians to access remote areas and deliver
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#PhotoOfTheWeek Refugee families in Dadaab collect their food rations in March. World Food Programme is on the ground providing humanitarian relief to the people we serve. #savinglives

#PhotoOfTheWeek
Refugee families in Dadaab collect their food rations in March.

<a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> is on the ground providing humanitarian relief to the people we serve. 
#savinglives
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Malnutrition is life-threatening – its leading causes are food scarcity and poor diets. balanced meal, rich in carbs, proteins, and 🥗 vitamins is the needed cure. In Kenya 🇰🇪, World Food Programme is teaching communities to use 🥦local ingredients to treat and prevent malnutrition among

Malnutrition is life-threatening – its leading causes are food scarcity and poor diets. balanced meal, rich in carbs, proteins, and 🥗 vitamins is the needed cure.

In Kenya 🇰🇪, <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> is teaching communities to use 🥦local ingredients to treat and prevent malnutrition among
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‘In this county, we face food scarcity which hampers learning. When our pupils are assured of food, they turn up in high numbers.’ Joselyn, a teacher in Tana River says World Food Programme-supported school meals give children access nutritious foods and the wings to go after their dreams.

‘In this county, we face food scarcity which hampers learning. When our pupils are assured of food, they turn up in high numbers.’

Joselyn, a teacher in Tana River says <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a>-supported school meals give children access nutritious foods and the wings to go after their dreams.
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Improving #nutrition is a core element of WFP’s work, whether it’s working in an emergency or a longer-term setting. World Food Programme helps ensure people have access to nutritious diets so they get what they need to live healthy, productive lives. 🥒🍅🥚🌽#N4GParis

Improving #nutrition is a core element of WFP’s work, whether it’s working in an emergency or a longer-term setting. 

<a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> helps ensure people have access to nutritious diets so they get what they need to live healthy, productive lives. 🥒🍅🥚🌽#N4GParis
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In Kenya’s Asal counties, nearly 15% of children are malnourished. World Food Programme is working to build healthier, more nutritious futures where they’re needed most. From specialized nutrition programmes for mothers and children to strengthening food systems and fortifying diets, we tackle

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"Without this #food, life here would be unbearable," says Zeinabu a mother of five living in Kakuma refugee camp. Many families like Zeinabu's rely on World Food Programme for their daily meals. Food assistance is lifesaving for more than 600,000 #refugees in Kenya.

"Without this #food, life here would be unbearable," says Zeinabu a mother of five living in Kakuma refugee camp.

Many families like Zeinabu's rely on <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> for their daily meals. Food assistance is lifesaving for more than 600,000 #refugees in Kenya.
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Lunchtime at Maji Moto Primary School in Baringo County. World Food Programme in 🇰🇪 supports the school community grow and supply fresh #vegetables🌿 to schools. Benefit? Locals earn an income and children eat fresh and nutritious meals 🥗, keeping malnutrition at bay. It’s a win-win! 💪

Lunchtime at Maji Moto Primary School in Baringo County.  

<a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a> in 🇰🇪 supports the school community grow and supply fresh #vegetables🌿 to schools.  

Benefit? Locals earn an income and children eat fresh and nutritious meals 🥗, keeping malnutrition at bay. It’s a win-win! 💪
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The first 1,000 days from pregnancy to age 2 are vital for a child’s growth. Without proper #nutrition, children face lifelong consequences. World Food Programme's nutrition programming saves lives and supports the growth and development of children, communities and entire nations.

The first 1,000 days from pregnancy to age 2 are vital for a child’s growth.

Without proper #nutrition, children face lifelong consequences.

<a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a>'s nutrition programming saves lives and supports the growth and development of children, communities and entire nations.