Next week I leave for a two-week trip to East Africa; one week to Kenya (for work) and one week to Tanzania (for holiday). The work portion of the trip will consist of bringing a delegation of seven individuals to Nairobi, Mombasa, and the villages along the Indian Ocean coast, to observe WFP programs on the ground. I've been working on this trip since August, and have worked with WFP Kenya to revise the itinerary several times, as a result of the crippling droughts the country is now facing. Hundreds of thousands of people are left with failing crops, no way to feed themselves, creating extreme humanitarian and security conditions throughout the region.
I will be conducting a "WFP Behind the Scenes" conference call, interviewing Burkard Oberle, the Country Director of WFP Kenya, and the delegation, about the trip and the food security challenges faced throughout the country, on Friday November 6, at 12:00pm (eastern time). Feel free to call in if you'd like!
WFP Behind the Scenes Info
When: Friday, November 6, 12:00 –12:45pm (eastern time)
How: Dial (888) 537 7715
Passcode: 702 307 69#
After the trip, I will continue, in my typical fashion, on a weeklong, unplanned journey to Tanzania where I will ... well, I have no idea what I will do. Current thoughts include a visit to the capital Dar es-Salaam, Zanzibar, and perhaps the Serengetti. But I figure that I'll figure that out when I get there...
Stay tuned!
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