Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
The D*Change Festival Gospel Crusade entertained refugees and the surrounding public from 12th to 13th March, with popular musicians making a vibrant appearance.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
The D*Change Festival Gospel Crusade entertained refugees and the surrounding public from 12th to 13th March, with popular musicians making a vibrant appearance.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
IRC destroys a refugee’s building without forewarning, claiming that the iron sheets were “illegally” obtained.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
No refugee cases were brought before the March hearings of the Mobile Court in Kakuma, where local cases are heard on a monthly basis.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
Refugees call for efforts to save the only library in Kakuma Camp as the building threatens to collapse and librarians lose their job due to budget cuts.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
A Darfurian community initiative to educate women in English has already had remarkable positive impacts, but lacks support from humanitarian agencies.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
A refugee scholar due to begin a masters program in early January is still waiting in Kakuma Camp as UNHCR attempts to process his travel document.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
Refugees who obtain university degrees consider the meager employment opportunities in Kakuma, asking what next?
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
How do students, teachers, and parents view the poor performance of primary schools in the camp?
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
Only 9 students of 284 scored a qualifying mark on the KCSE exams for entry to Kenyan public universities.
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
Commercial sex workers in Kakuma Refugee Camp report that they are forced by poverty and dependency to resort to their profession, despite grave risks