The Lutheran world federation have started a three day training at st. Teresa pastoral center today on disaster reduction.
The area coordinator Mr. Okelo Arwenyi said that they have an aim of looking for the best ways that can be used to reduce the conflict of drought and floods which the main challenges in Turkana county. He pointed out that a part from risks like drought and floods, there is neighbor conflicts and ignorance.
He noted that as the donors are facing out their donations to the organizations in the region and that there is no changes in the current situations, there is need look for long term solutions. Mr. Okelo said that they have realized that they have not gotten the root cause, so there is need to involve the community in getting the solution to the same problem.
The NGO is training different stake holders that will interact directly with the community, collect their views and implement. The coordinator, insisted that there is need to change the community from the old tradition to the modern ways. The workshop will end end on Thursday.
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