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Global education fund transforming lives in Kakuma Camp

Global education fund transforming lives in Kakuma Camp

  The Education Cannot Wait Program has touched the lives of thousands of school children, ensuring they stay in school, and pursue their dreams. Saidi Abdikadir’s face lights up as he wheels himself out of his classroom in Horseed Primary School in Kakuma...

Congolese welder forges a formidable path

Congolese welder forges a formidable path

Ambitious, assertive, confident, inspirational and tenacious; these are the qualities that define  Mariam Suleiman’s personality.   “There is no work designed for only women or men. Everyone deserves an opportunity to prove themselves,” says the 23-year-old Congolese...

UNHCR steps up to support people displaced following gas explosion

UNHCR steps up to support people displaced following gas explosion

Nairobi – On Saturday 3 February, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, mobilized to contribute immediate assistance to people affected by the explosion and fire in Embakasi, Nairobi. The Embakasi fire broke out on Thursday 1 February, following a gas explosion at the...

Hope for women as farming project bears fruit in Kenya

Hope for women as farming project bears fruit in Kenya

Manirakiza and other farmers are busy plowing their piece of land in perfect sync, occasionally pausing to greet the other farmers. The Burundian refugee’s routine has been the same since she was allocated the piece of land at the Choro farm five years ago. “I...