Caring Interventions for the Most Vulnerable Populations in Economically Disadvantaged Areas during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic by Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya

Daniel Solymári, Edward Kairu, Ráhel Czirják and István Tarrósy ()
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Daniel Solymári: Political Science Doctoral Programme, Interdisciplinary Doctoral School, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary
Edward Kairu: ETC Consulting Limited, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
Ráhel Czirják: Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta, 1011 Budapest, Hungary
István Tarrósy: Department of Political Science and International Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary

Social Sciences, 2023, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: This paper deals with COVID-19-hit Kenyan slums and the numerous interventions civil society organizations implemented during the first waves of the pandemic since it was initially detected in March 2020. As part of a comprehensive project using mixed methodology, including desk research and key informant interviews, community-based organizations and non-governmental organizations, together with other stakeholders of their collaborative networks, were investigated regarding the roles that they played, the projects they carried out, and the interventions they were involved in in the mitigation of the negative impacts of COVID-19. This paper investigates how COVID-19 actually hit Kenyan slums and how it affected civil society organizations during the pandemic.

Keywords: Kenya; urban slums; COVID-19; CBOs; NGOs; development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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