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How Red Cross cash grant is transforming lives in northern region

Katra Adan Ali in her Grocery Store in Giriley, border town of Kenya and Somalia on November 5, 2024. [Mohamed Saman, Standard]

In the small border town of Girileey, Katra Adan Ali opens her grocery store on a quiet Sunday morning. What was once a place of despair-where residents struggled with the impacts of drought, floods, and insecurity-has now transformed into a symbol of hope and resilience.

Thanks to an intervention by the Kenya Red Cross, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Katra's life and that of many others in Wajir, Mandera, and Garissa counties has improved significantly.

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