KANERE - A Refugee Free PressShirley Owenga – KANERE Guest Writer November 2020
When you think of a refugee camp in Kenya, you might imagine the rumble of canter trucks carrying food; wind blowing through rugged tents; a vast dusty field with a patch of grass here, a patch there; countless children playing make-shift games in second-hand clothing.
By Baluu Wol Makuach – KANERE Staff Writer, May 2020
Students at Kakuma Refugee Secondary School are responding to the Covid-10 pandemic by manufacturing detergent soaps for sale to the community.
By KANERE Staff Writer, April 2020
Covid-19 has not yet reached Kakuma camp, but misinformation is spreading rapidly.
Given the lack of medical infrastructure in Kakuma, it is important that the community does its best to follow public health recommendations that can prevent the spread of the virus. However, misinformation leads people to undertake ineffective strategies, which can be a major waste of energy and resources. Moreover, misinformation may discourage them from following the official guidance of qualified health experts. Worse yet, rumors about how the disease is spread can cause stigmatization and even violence against certain groups.
By KANERE Staff Reporter, November 2019
Seven people died in the Kakuma refugee camp after torrential overnight rains, with some swept away while crossing rivers, a zone leader in Kakuma 1 told KANERE.
By KANERE staff writer July 2019
Refugees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei will soon have access to a new smartphone application designed to increase access to critical information despite high data costs and poor network coverage. RELAY is a community app developed by REFUNITE, an NGO that is best known for its use of phone technologies to reunite families separated through forced displacement.
By Qaabata Boru & Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Staff Journalists
Kakuma residents are now able to use their mobile phones to communicate with UNHCR staff and schedule appointments.
By Ahmed & Mohan – KANERE reporters
At least 20 refugees injured as LGBTIQ demo turned violent outside the UNHCR compound in Kakuma.
By Ebssa Tolossa – KANERE reporter
Students from Kakuma’s newest higher education programme had an opportunity to chat with area professionals, business leaders, and agency representatives.
By Cory Rodgers
The informal system of shelter ownership that has sprung up in refugee camps in Kenya and elsewhere has allowed entrepreneurial activity to flourish, but it is also unregulated and without formal legal protections, leaving some refugees vulnerable to losing everything.
By Tolasa Shome and Qaabata Boru
Clowns Without Borders bring joy to Kakuma children