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Health

Refugee Children Face Unknown Developmental Disorders

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

For children living with unknown developmental disorders in Kakuma Camp, the medical situation is unpromising and the future profoundly uncertain.

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Business and Development Health

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.

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Peace and Security

Man Assaulted by Unknown Attackers

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

Refugee man attacked by unknown males, robbed of cell phone, and left with injuries to the skull, then reschedules his JVA appointment for the following day.

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Peace and Security

Girl Defiled by Man Who Claims Right to Resettlement

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

The 22-year old man who defiled and impregnated a 15-year old girl claims that he has a right to resettlement with her family as in-law.

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Peace and Security

Refugee Man Attacked by Locals

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

A young Sudanese man named Jacob was attacked by two locals on 6th February 2009 in the early afternoon while walking home to Zone One from Zone Three where he was visiting relatives.

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Peace and Security

Filial Murder Shocks Community

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

A man killed his wife on the morning of 19th March, shocking the entire community and leaving two children motherless.

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Community and Culture

Community Talking Point: MixMe

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

KANERE talks to community members on the latest hot topic: What do you think about the newly introduced nutritional supplement MixMe? The perspectives of locals, refugees, and internationals weave a diverse fabric of public opinion.

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Community and Culture

Older Persons Face Special Challenges in Community

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

In Kakuma Refugee Camp, elderly persons are increasingly vulnerable to daily challenges of survival when community support structures fail them.

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Opinion

Intermarriage in Refugee Communities

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

An opinion piece on intermarriages between refugee communities and the “luck of love”

Categories
Opinion

Urban Refugees are a Reality

Volume 1, Issue 4-5 / March-April 2009

This opinion piece  highlights the plight of refugees who live without permission in urban areas, and asks why the Kenyan Government and UNHCR do not adopt policies that reflect this reality.