Silvia Kiama

Communications & Advocacy Manager, Humanitarian Global Institute 2019-2020

Kenya

I produce advocacy-aligned writing that centers language access, community voice, and rights-based analysis in humanitarian and social impact contexts. My work translates data, monitoring insights, and lived experience into accessible narratives that inform policy-adjacent conversations, stakeholder decision-making, and public awareness.

Selected pieces include evidence-informed commentary on drought risk and child vulnerability, rights-based analysis linking climate stressors to child marriage, and practitioner-focused guidance translating technical MEAL and gender-equality indicators into clear, actionable insights.

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Evidence-informed advocacy commentary translating drought risk data into human-centred narratives, highlighting how access to information and systemic inequities shape child vulnerability in crisis-affected communities.
08/24/2022
Children in parts of Africa experiencing severe drought are one sickness away from disaster

When chronic starvation and the risk of water-borne disease combine, children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel could die in terrible numbers, warns UNICEF during World Water Week. History demonstrates that child mortality increases dramatically and tragically when high levels of severe acute malnutrition in children coexist with deadly outbreaks of illnesses like cholera or diarrhea. Children are at exponentially greater danger when water is either unavailable or unsafe, according to...

Rights-based analysis connecting climate stressors to rising child marriage risk, centering protection, gender justice, and the lived realities of affected communities.
07/01/2022
Child marriage on the rise due to the worsening drought crisis across the Horn of Africa -...

Between January and April 2021 and the same time in 2022, child marriage surged by an average of 119 percent in Ethiopia's three drought-stricken regions: Somali, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNP). FGM cases increased by 27% in the SNNP region during the same period.

Practitioner-focused analysis translating technical MEAL and gender-equality indicators into accessible guidance to support evidence-based decision-making and advocacy-aligned learning.
05/26/2022
The 5 Forms of Data Analysis in M&E - Humanitarian Global

Ben Jones, a data literacy expert, presents this helpful metaphor to demonstrate how these five forms of analysis are related to one another. A patient attends a doctor's appointment. The doctor keeps track of the patient's symptoms and takes measurements (this is like descriptive analysis).

Produced accessible, practitioner-focused analysis translating technical MEAL and gender-equality indicators into clear guidance, supporting evidence-based decision-making and advocacy-aligned learning in humanitarian programming.
05/16/2022
How does one assess gender equality programming in the food security sector? - Humanitarian Global

In order to ensure gender equality programming, sector actors need to remember crucial concerns and we have just the tool for that. This food security gender checklist serves as a starting point for project personnel to construct context-specific indicators to track progress in integrating gender concerns into humanitarian action.

Humanitarianglobal
11/18/2021
Types of Hygiene - Humanitarian Global

What is hygiene? The word "hygiene" is derived from the Greek word "hygieinos" which means healthful, or relating to health. Generally, we use the term hygiene to describe the 'practice of keeping oneself and their surroundings clean, especially to prevent illness or the spread of disease.

Climate Change and Adaptation — wrote analytical commentary on climate resilience framing risk for humanitarian programming and policy direction.
12/06/2022
Climate Change and Adaptation - Humanitarian Global

The mainstream media, as well as other scientific sectors, frequently address climate change and human adaptation to it. One of the biggest environmental challenges of the 21st century and one of the most pressing problems is climate change. The world's climate varies from decade to decade, and a changing climate is normal and to be expected.

Humanitarianglobal
06/29/2022
10 Solutions for Clean Water in Developing Nations - Humanitarian Global

The world has entered a state of perennial water shortage as a result of poor economic management and a lack of infrastructure to harness one of the planet's most abundant resources. Currently, there are more than 750 million people without access to clean water in the world.

Humanitarianglobal
08/24/2022
Ethical issues in Procurement & Supply Chain Management - Humanitarian Global

Most business owners value ethics, integrity, and a good reputation because they want to have a positive impact on the community while retaining loyal clients and stakeholders over the long term. For you and your staff to be proud of the company's image and reputation, management ethics are essential.

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11/21/2022
Selection Criteria for Determining Acute Malnutrition - Humanitarian Global

Visible symptoms like those seen in the picture above can be used to suspect acute malnutrition and refer patients for additional testing. Anthropometric indicators are employed for making judgments or assessments, along with specific clinical signs, to measure the clinical phenomenon of acute malnutrition.