Latest news
The runaway to hope: Bienvenu’s journey to building a fashion brand
In a corner of the newly constructed market at Nyabiheke refugee camp in the east part of Rwanda, Bienvenu Nsengimana, a Congolese refugee, runs a store he opened six months ago. The store is filled with all kinds of sneakers and shoes, neatly displayed on shelves. As...
From a refugee camp to a school of excellence: Desange remaking her family’s history through education
Desange Umutoni, 19, does not recall much about her life in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but she does remember the fear and uncertainty that came with being a refugee. Now in senior six of high school, Desange sees education as the means to overcome the...
Refugee children learn and grow through playing sports in Mahama camp
Daniella doesn’t remember much about her family’s life growing up in Burundi. She only knows that she and her family had to flee their home in 2015 when violence broke out in their country. She was only five years old. Settled in Mahama refugee camp since then,...
From a Rwandan refugee camp to University of Barcelona: Bienvenu’s story
My name is Bienvenu Iradukunda. I am 29 years old. Currently, I am a student pursuing a master’s degree in economics at the University of Barcelona, Spain. I was born into a family of four children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Because of insecurity and the...
Technology brings higher education opportunities to refugee women in Kiziba camp
The journey to getting an education has not been an easier one for Toyota, a 31-year-old Congolese refugee and mother of three, living in Kiziba refugee camp. As a child she spent her formative years in a small, peaceful village in North Kivu but where education...
Refugee women take the lead in spearheading digital services
Every Thursady, Lydie Gakunzi, a Burundian refugee woman, is busy at Gikondo Community Centre assisting fellow refugees submitting applications online for the Economic mobility pathways project, a programme meant to help skilled refugees immigrate to Canada. Lydie, a...