A Somali Woman Gang Raped at Gunpoint
A Somali woman aged 50 was gang raped, while two others aged 36 and 37 suffered similar assaults at gunpoint in Kakuma 3 settlement area. (more…)
Refugee Election in Kakuma
Centralized elections were held in Kakuma camp in June this year yet the election process is still to be completed (more…)
Rwandan Refugees to Lose Ration Cards
Refugees according to their ration cards but considered “odd refugees out” by government. (more…)
Refugee Employment Process and Mode of Payment
The absence of the rule of law in Kakuma refugee camp gives managers freedom to determine refugees’ employment process and mode of payment. (more…)
Refugee Protest Following Insecurity Situation
Hundreds of Kakuma camp residents staged a protest following frequent murders by unidentified gunmen. (more…)
Ten Reasons for the Arts in Refugee Camps
By Awet Andemicael
awet@post.harvard.edu
Last year, I conducted research for UNHCR (available online at http://www.unhcr.org/4def858a9.html), which suggests that artistic activity often plays a powerful positive role in the lives of refugees living in camps, and can help them survive and even thrive emotionally, spiritually, and physically. (more…)
Refugee trauma counseling
Residents of Kakuma Camp are in need of trauma counseling (more…)
Increased population in Kakuma camp
An influx of new arrivals from Sudan, South Sudan, Great Lakes and other countries and for the first time an Iranian (more…)
Road repair in Kakuma
The main road that connects the Humanitarian premises and the refugee camp settlement is currently under repair. (more…)
A primary school in the camp emerged best in KCPE
Lokitang Primary School in Kakuma Camp emerged best in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Turkana West (more…)
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