The Food Prices In The Kakuma Refugee Camp Markets
The food prices in the Kakuma refugee market and the availability of the required commodities by the consumers at the market have been challenging for the local residents and the refugee communities. (more…)
Insufficient Food Supply Leads to Trade and Bartering
Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009
With food supplies already meager, refugees must exchange food items for staples such as charcoal, leaving them hungry.
Boda-Boda Taxi Fares on the Rise
Volume 1, Issue 3 / February 2009
Dust storms, spare parts, and UNHCR head count drive up prices of boda-boda bicycle taxis, posing a dilemma for would-be customers (more…)
Women’s Empowerment, But Only for a Moment
Volume 1, Issue 3 / February 2009
Refugee women created entrepreneurial groups to counter gender inequality and poverty, but now these initiatives are dying due to lack of NGO support (more…)
Enterprising Single Mother Meets Success
Volume 1, Issue 3 / February 2009
A single mother runs a popular restaurant in the midst of Kakuma Camp’s busiest market, and encourages other women to do the same (more…)
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