The KHC conducts its own surveys to find out whether relief assistance is required, following the government appeal and sometimes a head of the appeal. These surveys typically look at the nutritional state of children in the affected areas. 

If a need for relief assistance is identified, donor organizations are contacted and asked for help.

• Following a nutritional survey, the KHC is concentrating on 5 districts; 2 in Oromia and 3 in the Southern Nations. 
• The districts in the South were found to be worst affected, and are being helped with Supplementary Feeding for the malnourished children, and Seed Distribution. 
• Additional resources are being directed to this, over and above the original allocation of food per child, as the rations intended for the affected children are inevitably shared with family members. 
• In Shashemene district, dry rations are also being provided for 13,750 people.
• The districts in Oromia are being helped with Seed Distribution

The KHC also raises and distributes highland fruit & agro forestry tree seedlings (apple, pear, plum. mango) and gives training on how to raise them.  The Government is using KHC as a model and a source of training throughout the highland regions, on the growing of highland fruit trees.