Additional Context: The NGO Refugee Group, or NRG, conducted a mid-year survey published in August 2025 with 10 member organizations and 116 refugees to assess the combined impact of U.S. funding cuts and the rollout of differentiated assistance. The findings reveal a humanitarian system under strain, with declining standards across all core sectors and growing social tensions. The NRG is a coordination body of international and national NGOs working in the refugee space in Kenya. Respondent organizations work across Dadaab, Kakuma and urban areas such as Nairobi and Mombasa.

Devex Researcher Note: The minimum amount of water that should be available is 15 liters per person per day according to the SPHERE handbook, which sets the standards across humanitarian actors

Source: NRG