DG ECHO's strategic objectives included in the regional HIP for 2012 for the Horn of Africa (HoA) are: a) People affected by crisis, whether man-made or natural, are assisted in a timely fashion and offered adequate protection through humanitarian assistance, including improved emergency preparedness. b) Local resilience is strengthened through Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities preparing targeted vulnerable and at-risk communities to better cope with drought and other natural disasters. For Kenya, this strategy will be more specifically targeting: a) Refugee populations and host communities trough the provision of multi-sectoral assistance, with a focus on life-saving services and protection for the most vulnerable groups such as new arrivals from Somalia. b) Vulnerable populations in disaster prone /crisis affected/ area's of the country. Saving lives will imply a focus on management of acute malnutrition while ensuring adequate access to food to specific socio-economic groups experiencing food deficits to prevent further deterioration of the nutrition status of the population. Protecting livelihoods is also considered through supporting populations affected by weather hazards to safeguard essential livelihood assets and/or stabilizing conditions to promote rehabilitation and restoration of self reliance.
