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Country Profile Kenya
In these communities it is the responsibility of girls to fetch water. In times of drought, the distances girls walk for water can reach up to 18km. Throughout the Covid-19 crisis, this travel, coupled with school closures has placed girls at a much higher risk of Gender-based Violence (GBV) and sexual assault. 152,000 Kenyan teenage girls became pregnant over a three-month period during lockdown. This represents a 40% increase on the country's average.
Covid Context 2020
Population 2020
Number of ventilators Number of ICU beds
% of population with at least one dose of vaccine
(June 2021)
Number of weeks schools closed
Over 17 million
children
in Kenya were out of school for up to 9 months due to Covid-19
40% increase
in teenage pregnancies
Ireland
Kenya
4.9 million
54.9 million
Health
1,800
256
400
61%
537
2%
Restrictions
26
37
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