Remittances to Drought/Famine-Affected Households in Northern
Kenya Women and children are the ones most susceptible to the
effects of drought and famine which is why it is important to
consider ways to make remittances more accessible to them. Kenya
already has the infrastructure and services to lower the cost of
sending money to relatives who need monetary assistance. Of
course, money is not the answer to poverty just like food is not
the answer to hunger. Poverty is more than the lack of money.
Poverty is not merely the antithesis of prosperity, it’s the
result of systemic and structural inequalities as well as
inequality on an individual, relational level. Africa, a
continent rich in mineral wealth and human capital, is
impoverished insofar as inequality persists. It is beset by
structural problems like the lack of supportive infrastructures
that would enable the success of small businesses,
administration, roads, buildings, schools and accessible,
affordable healthcare. With this in mind, money is not th