South Sudan refugees in Congo make market vibrant success

South Sudan refugees in Congo make market vibrant success
Just over a year after the first refugees arrived from South Sudan in this poor and remote area, stalls offering a vast range of products and services attract traders and customers among refugees and Congolese residents alike.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, supports economic activity by more than 30,000 South Sudanese refugees in Meri to help them become self-reliant.
Cash grants by the World Food Programme, distributed with the support of UNHCR, help money to circulate, and the allocation of agricultural land by the local authorities and the provision of tools and seeds by UNHCR and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization contribute to the entrepreneurial activities of the settlement.
The tailor

The cloth seller

The Photographer

The food vendors

The carpenter

The butcher

The musician

The hairdresser

The restaurant owner

The phone charging service

The bicycle mechanics
