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Education

Refugee Scholarships Bring Privileges and Frustration

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

Refugees who obtain university degrees consider the meager employment opportunities in Kakuma, asking what next?

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Education

What is at the Root of Poor Primary School Performance?

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

How do students, teachers, and parents view the poor performance of primary schools in the camp?

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Education

3% of Secondary Students Score Qualifying Exam Marks

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.

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Health

Selling What They Have: Commercial Sex Workers

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

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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.