Erikshjälpen in the glass cage during Musikhjälpen!

Food is a human right, but despite this, millions of people around the world die every day as a result of malnutrition. Erikshjälpen has been working with the food shortage in Marsabit for many years in various projects, including together with the local organization "Food for the Hungry". The efforts include both countering acute malnutrition but also creating better resilience to the increasingly frequent droughts.

- Marsabit and surrounding regions have always been affected by drought, but in recent times there has been no chance of recovery between droughts, pushing the area into acute food shortages. "Nearly a fifth of children in Marsabit are at risk of dying from malnutrition," says Anne Wachira.

Anne Wachira brought a thermos filled with a Kenyan gruel for presenters Linnea Wikblad and Sofia Dalén to taste. A common meal in Kenya, but unfortunately something that most families in Marsabit cannot afford.

When asked how Erikshjälpen is working specifically to counteract the effects of the drought and food shortages in Marsabit, Anne said that both emergency humanitarian aid and more long-term work are taking place.

- In addition to providing the most urgent aid in the form of food and water, we are also working to create a more stable food supply for families by having more sources of income than livestock farming and supporting them in growing things that can withstand drought better, more climate-adapted, said Anne Wachira.

Watch Erikshjälpen's participation in the glass cage via the link: Musikhjälpen - Tuesday, December 12, SVT Play.