Championing the education of girls and boys in the world’s third largest refugee camp
I won’t stop until every young refugee boy and girl is educated
UNHCR welcomes the release of refugees; expresses continued commitment to dialogue and search for solutions
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the release of a group of refugees and asylum-seekers, including some with an LGBTI profile, who were arrested on 20 February 2019 on a misdemeanor charge under the Physical Planning Act. Their arrest followed a multi-day sit-in near UNHCR’s compound in Nairobi, Kenya. UNHCR, […]
Kenyan woman who welcomed a refugee into her home
“I did not know much about refugees until I met Jean Petil”
Visiting Turkish doctors give specialized health care to refugees and host communities in Kakuma
More than 6000 people received free medical services during the Kakuma health week.
#10YearChallenge of a South Sudanese refugee in Kenya
#10YearChallenge has gone viral as people make comparisons of themselves now and 10 years ago. Elizabeth, a South Sudanese refugee living in Dadaab refugee camp, in north-eastern Kenya, recalls living a simple life as the last born in her family of 5, before the war forced them out of their country. She narrates her story to UNHCR’s Mohamed Aden Maalim.
UNHCR upgrades its data management system to improve efficiency
Population Registration and Identity Management EcoSystem (PRIMES) has been rolled out in the Government registration centres in Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Mombasa and Dadaab camp
Advance vocational training empowers refugees and Kenyans in Kalobeyei Settlement
Vocational skills training equips refugees and Kenyans with market-oriented skills that empower them to make choices.
Top Refugee Students Receive Equity Bank Secondary Education Scholarship
“Our teacher told us, the fact that we are refugees does not mean that our dreams are dead.”
M-Pesa Academy admits 5 refugee students for fully funded secondary education
For the second year in a row, five more refugees have been admitted to the prestigious M-Pesa Foundation Academy