March 11, 2008 - 1:00am
By Jimmy Crowell
In an effort to ease the tensions and help the victims of the recent political and ethnic violence in Kenya, students of Cornell’s Wananchi Association have organized a month-long fundraising event with the hope of creating awareness and providing relief to Kenyans who have been displaced from their homes.
Between 300,000 and 600,000 Kenyans have had to flee their homes and over 1,000 have died as a result of the violence. The Kenya Red Cross, the Kenyan government and various non-governmental organizations have set up over 300 camps for the displaced on the grounds of schools, churches and police stations. These organizations are trying to provide food, shelter, water and medicine for victims and are working to re-connect families who have been torn apart due to the strife.
