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Cleaning Kakuma’s dirt, recycling waste and environment

Post author By KANERE
Post date December 31, 2022

By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Volunteer Writer, December 2022

In 2019, refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp piloted a waste management project to keep their environment clean. Based on the principles of environmental sustainability, Fraternity for Development Integrated (FRADI) – a refugee-led organization – initiated a recycling project in Kakuma 2 to safeguard the environment and health of the community. By converting waste into useful products, the organization has now embarked on a journey to address pressing social, environmental and climate challenges.

Environment: Cleaning Kakuma’s dirt – Photograph by Tolossa Asrat/KANERE

Tags #KanereNews, kakuma, kanere, kenya, refugees

Arts Community and Culture Humanitarian Services Kakuma Town and Kenya News Updates

Public speeches made by Camp Authorities on World Refugee Day 2022

Post author By KANERE
Post date December 31, 2022

June 21 Speeches Compiled by Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Staff Volunteer Writer, 2022

World Refugee Day 2022 ceremony commemorated at Kalobeyei village 2 with the theme of ensuring every person has the right to seek safety whoever they are, wherever they come from and whenever they are forced to flee.

During the commemoration, various guests including Government representatives, UNHCR County representatives, UNHCR partners and other humanitarian organization representatives, goodwill Ambassador Yiech Pur Biel, refugee leaders from Kakuma and the new settlement attended and made speeches at the event in Kalobeyei settlement, Village 2.

Caroline Van Buren of UNHCR Kenya Country Rep speaking during the World Refugee Day, commemorated at Kalobeyei, Turkana – Photography by Tolossa Asrat / KANERE 2022

Tags #kakumarefugeecamp, #Kalobeyei, #KanereNews, #refugeeday, #worldrefugeeday2022, kenya, UNHCR

Arts Community and Culture Opinion

Rise Kakuma!

Post author By KANERE
Post date December 31, 2022

By Fantaye Agaro – KANERE Poet January 2023
Tilting Cages book, Page 72/1992
Kakuma Refugee Camp

Kakuma, a desolate wilderness,
a blazing fire, an earthly furnace,
venue of day darkness.
Don’t shut your eyes blind!
Speak the truth loudly!

Tags #artist, #Journalism, #KANERE, #KanereNews, #Poem, kakuma, kenya, refugees

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“You host, we fund” Global North

Post author By KANERE
Post date December 31, 2022

By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE Staff Volunteer Writer, December 2022

In September 2016, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the New York Declaration of Refugees and Migrants which calls on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to apply the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) in situations of large-scale refugee movements. It aims to meet four objectives: ease pressure on host countries, enhance refugee self-reliance, expand access to resettlement, and foster conditions that enable voluntary repatriation.

Warehousing of refugees – report by Tolossa Asrat / KAENRE 2022

Tags #globalsouth, #humanrights, #refugeewarehouse, #warehousing, kakuma, kenya, refugees

Business and Development Humanitarian Services Kakuma Town and Kenya News Updates Opinion

WHY OCTOBER 10TH IS KENYA’S MOST CONFUSING HOLIDAY FOR SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES IN ELDORET

Post author By KANERE
Post date December 31, 2022

Opinion by Bior Garang – Student Writer

From the first day, it was proposed as a public holiday, October 10th was destined to always be a controversial day in Kenya.

Although the Kenyan government had officially renamed the day ”Utamaduni” day from its more meaningful full ”Huduma” day in 2020, global calendars are yet to be updated to reflect this new normal.

Tags #Eldoret, #KanereNews, #October10, #Refugeedepartment, #urbanrefugees, #Utamaduni, kakuma, kenya, refugees

Community and Culture Kakuma Town and Kenya Opinion

Open Letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Post author By KANERE
Post date December 31, 2022

H.E. Mr Antonio Guterres
United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Headquarters
New York City/Geneva

September 2022
Kakuma, Kenya

RE: Support to facilitate durable solutions for refugees in Kenya

Your Excellency,

Please accept our warm congratulations on your second appointment and our best wishes for your success as continue to take on the responsibilities and challenges of your high office for the next five years.

Tags #UN, #UNGEneva, #UNSecretary, kakuma, kenya, refugees, UNHCR

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KANERE Reporters’ experiences from Germany

Post author By KANERE
Post date December 31, 2022

By Tolossa Asrat – KANERE’s Volunteer Writer, January 2022

Refugees from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia have been resettled in a third country, Germany, through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) resettlement programme.

Baluu Wol Makuach former KANERE’s Editorial Member remains actively engaged with Kakuma’s KANERE Team from Germany/ Baluu Wol/KANERE

Tags #Germany, #Kaneremedia, #KanereNews, #resettlement, kakuma, kenya, refugees

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Ramadan in Kakuma under COVID-19 Pandemic

Post author By KANERE
Post date June 6, 2020

By Hibo Mohammed – KANERE Staff Writer May, 2020

The Muslim community of Kakuma is made up of various nationalities majority coming from Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, Yemen, Afghanistan and Burundi. Muslims in Kakuma adhere to fasting during Ramadan. For breaking the fast (iftar), fresh fruits are available all around the markets. Residents purchase them in larger quantities to make juice. However, due to covid-19, social and religious gatherings are banned across the country.

Tags Coronavirusoutbreak, Eidmubarak, kakuma, kalobeyei, kanere, KanereNews, kenya, Ramadhan

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Refugee family ask for justice in killing of son by police during curfew

Post author By KANERE
Post date June 6, 2020

KANERE staff writer, May 3, 2020

A refugee from South Sudan died on April 26th while receiving treatment at IRC hospital in Kakuma 4. The deceased identified as Sunday Peter was a 22-year old resident of Kakuma 4, Block 1 Zone 2 and a Form One student at Vision Secondary school.

Tags Africa, Coronavirus, kakuma, KanereNews, kenya, policebrutality, refugees

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Local solutions for global problems

Post author By KANERE
Post date June 1, 2020

By Santos Madhieu – KANERE Staff Writer, May 2020

Meet Samson, a 22-year-old Congolese designer who came to Kakuma Camp in 2015 and is now helping to fight the Coronavirus by making free face masks for both refugees and locals.

Samson, a refugee designer helping to fight Coronavirus through masks provision: Photo/KANERE

Tags #Coronavirus, kakuma, kalobeyei, KanereNews, kenya, refugees