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A thousand babies delivered successfully at refugee settlement’s health clinic
Refugees and local communities alike benefit from free healthcare at a hospital in Kenya’s Kalobeyei settlement.
Refugee and Kenyan girls top 2019 National Music Festival
“Our school has become popular due to poetry. Now people know that out of a camp there are people and there are girls with power, who are empowered by their own spirit and have nurtured talents.”
Cash for shelter programme empowers refugees and their hosts in Kenya
Cash assistance in Kenya’s Kalobeyei settlement allows refugees to build their own homes with materials bought from the local community.
Education scholarships give ‘wings’ to two refugees dreaming of becoming doctors
For the third year running, refugees have been awarded the ‘Wings to Fly’ scholarships to pursue secondary education.
Refugee from DR Congo curves his niche as a Taekwondo athlete
“Gaston may be new to Taekwondo, but he has proved that with practice and dedication, one can excel in it and win medals.”
Vodafone Foundation Sponsored Instant Network Schools are Transforming Refugee Lives in Kenya.
Closing the gap in refugee education is becoming more urgent and UNHCR has called for partners and Governments to step-up their support to refugee children education.
Refugee athletes impress at Kenya Cross-Country Event
“I want to train hard and qualify for the 2020 Olympics,”
Somali Refugee in Dadaab hopes to use education received to contribute in rebuilding his country
“Education, for some people is the norm but for me, it is everything.”
LuQuLuQu’s Step for Safety Returns to Nairobi
“Kenyans have responded to the LuQuLuQu campaign’s call for action energetically.”
Birth certificates signal brighter future for stateless children in Kenya
Government move to issue birth certificates to 600 children from Shona community hailed as an important protection measure and first step towards ending statelessness for the group.