In Kenya, small grant awardee Safe Womanhood Organization (SWH) held a large-scale pneumonia awareness event for Somali and Oromo refugees of Eastleigh residing in Nairobi. These refugees, who often do not speak English or Swahili — the languages of their host country — find it hard to decipher publicly-available information or to engage with neighboring communities. Thus, SWH designed an event to empower them to engage in intervention methods addressing the high rates of infant mortality within the population. Activities included medical examinations for more than 350 children, community education sessions and formal workshops for Somali and Oromo health workers and journalists. Another small grant awardee, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, hosted six awareness events.
