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In Kenya, high food and fuel prices are constraining household budgets as families prepare for Ramadan, making it difficult to secure consistent, nutritious suhoor and iftar meals. Vulnerabilities are acute in arid and semi-arid counties and in urban informal settlements, where incomes are unstable and access to refrigeration, clean water, and cooking fuel is limited.
Market volatility and distance to services reduce dietary diversity and food safety, especially for children, pregnant and lactating women, older adults, and people with chronic illness. Without timely support, families turn to debt, meal skipping, or low-nutrient foods during a month centered on dignity, sharing, and community.
Assistance must align with Ramadan routines while leveraging Kenya’s strong mobile-money ecosystem and local supply chains to reach both remote communities and dense urban areas.
Culturally appropriate assistance: Provide halal food baskets or e-vouchers timed for suhoor/iftar that cover staples (maize/rice), pulses or protein, dates, oil, and iodized salt, with options for special diets.
Safe, efficient delivery: Use verified lists, staggered collection times, last-mile delivery for homebound households, and simple digital tokens to minimize queues, duplication, and protection risks.
Market-based transfers: Where markets function, use M-Pesa/e-vouchers redeemable with vetted vendors to support local economies and reduce logistics costs while ensuring quality standards.
Monitoring & nutrition support: Track distributions in real time, run post-distribution checks, maintain feedback hotlines, and share quick guidance on safe storage, clean cooking, and balanced Ramadan meals.
Food insecurity remains a pressing issue in Kenya, largely driven by diminished rainfall and widespread poverty. Many Kenyan families struggle with limited access to food, clean water, proper sanitation, and affordable healthcare, leaving thousands Vulnerable. In Nairobi County, informal settlements like Kibera house a significant portion of the urban poor, who face severe challenges in accessing basic necessities, including food, clean water, and sanitation. Many families struggle to secure adequate meals, with Muslim families in Kibera particularly affected during Ramadan.
The Ramadan 2025 Program aims to support families and vulnerable individuals during the holy month of Ramadan through targeted food assistance.
Our goals include:
1. Feeding 300 Households: We plan to distribute 300 food packages in Kilindindini and Masalani villages, Tana River County. Each package will sustain a family of five for the entire month of Ramadan. Food packs will include Rice, Maize Flour, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Tea Leaves, Cooking oil and cooking salt)
2. Providing Daily Iftar Hot Meals: In Kibera slums, Nairobi County, we will serve hot iftar meals to at least 250 vulnerable fasting Muslims every day for the full 30 days of Ramadan.
Dr. Yahya Hendi is the Director for Muslim Life. He has been at Georgetown for 25 years and was the first Muslim chaplain to be hired full-time by an American university. Imam Hendi is a Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow at the Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland School of Law and the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office. Imam Hendi is the founder and president of Clergy Beyond Borders. He also serves as a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. Imam has served as an adjunct faculty member for Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Osher’s Lifelong Learning Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Fordham University, and Hartford Seminary. Imam Hendi also taught the course Inter-religious Encounters at Georgetown University. He is passionate about environmental responsibility, racial justice, eliminating poverty, fighting against the growing sense of militarism, and empowering Muslims to reform the way they practice and understand Islam. When Imam Hendi is not talking about these topics with students, you’ll find him in the kitchen cooking Maqloobah or his other favorite dishes, grilled chicken, rice, and hummus.
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