Who We Serve

Photo of platting hair
Plaiting hair
Photo of boy with inventive shoes
Inventive shoes
Photo of woman decorating yogurt gourd
Decorating yogurt gourd

Who We Serve

Decorating yogurt gourd

Inventive shoes

Plaiting hair

About West Pokot County Kenya

Grace4Kenya serves the people of West Pokot County located in the Rift Valley of Kenya. It is an impoverished, rural area with limited access to healthcare and quality education. The following statistics are provided by West Pokot County Integrated Development Plan (2018-2022).

Farming by hand
Farming by hand
Only 5% of the county population is employed. Most of the people are subsistence farmers trying to raise enough food for their family and have little or no outside income. The southern area of the county is more agricultural and the northern arid region livelihoods are based primarily on livestock keeping. The area is plagued by both droughts and mudslides.
Only 5% of the county population is employed. Most of the people are subsistence farmers trying to raise enough food for their family and have little or no outside income. The southern area of the county is more agricultural and the northern arid region livelihoods are based primarily on livestock keeping. The area is plagued by both droughts and mudslides.

Farming by hand

Photo of Mr. Elgon stone house
Mr. Elgon stone house

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95%
95%

95%

of the homes are grass thatched houses

2%
2%

2%

Only 2% of the homes have electricity

59%
59%

59%

 get their water from rivers

28%
28%

28%

have access to a well/bore hole/spring

33%
33%

33%

of the households have latrines 

67%
67%

67%

 just use the bushes for a latrine

Photo of animals sharing the well
Animals sharing the well

Photo of Mt. Elgon stone house

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95%
95%

95%

of the homes are grass thatched houses

2%
2%

2%

Only 2% of the homes have electricity

59%
59%

59%

 get their water from rivers

28%
28%

28%

have access to a well/bore hole/spring

33%
33%

33%

of the households have latrines 

67%
67%

67%

 just use the bushes for a latrine

Animals sharing the well

Women carrying water
Women carrying water

1 to 1,563

The ratio of healthcare workers to population is 1 to 1,563 compared to 1 to 400 recommended by the World Health Organization

15 Miles

The average distance to the nearest health facility is 15 miles and most people do not have transportation

13%

Only 13% of the women get the recommended 4 antenatal care visits during pregnancy

1 to 1,563

The ratio of healthcare workers to population is 1 to 1,563 compared to 1 to 400 recommended by the World Health Organization

15 Miles

The average distance to the nearest health facility is 15 miles and most people do not have transportation

13%

Only 13% of the women get the recommended 4 antenatal care visits during pregnancy

Women carrying water

Orphans at GKCA
Orphans at GKCA

43%

Only 43% of the babies under the age of one are fully immunized

30%

Only 30% of the people are literate

1 to 52

Primary school teacher to student ratio is 1 to 52

43%

Only 43% of the babies under the age of one are fully immunized

30%

Only 30% of the people are literate

1 to 52

Primary school teacher to student ratio is 1 to 52

Orphans at GKCA