By Dialika Krahe in Kenya Every day, Ochalla's colleagues with
the World Food Program drive their trucks to the warehouses.
Each truck is loaded with 28 tons of relief supplies, including
corn meal from the United States and porridge from Turkey. The
logistics experts' goal is to maintain a three-month inventory
of food, but at the moment there is only enough food available
for two months. Once every 15 days, each camp resident can
expect to receive 3.36 kilograms (7.4 lbs.) of wheat flour, 3.36
kilos of cornmeal, 0.96 kilos of lentils, 0.48 liters (16 oz.)
of vegetable oil, 0.72 kilos of porridge and 80 grams of salt.
It isn't much, but it's enough to stay alive. The aid arrives by
air and sea from all over the world. The refugees arrive at the
border, some in shared taxis, but most on foot, after enduring a
trek through the harsh Somali landscape. It is as if two
unending tides were advancing toward one another, the refugees
and the aid. The only question is: Which tide will ebb first? It
is 8 a.m. An aid w