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  • "United Drama for Peace" project launched in Kakuma

    news UNHCR, 14 Oct 2015 (9 years ago )
    United Drama for Peace, a group of refugee youth drawn together by their love for theatre and drama has taken ‪in Kakuma‬ Camp by storm. The youth who come from various nationalities started the drama club in 2013 to promote peaceful coexistence in the camp through community theatre. They have been...
  • Talented refugees in Kenya showcase their artwork at a UNHCR Nairobi Exhibition

    news UNHCR, 10 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )
    On the occasion of launching an arts livelihood project for refugees in Kenya, over 50 artists mainly from Dadaab and Kakuma camps exhibited their artwork at the Alliance Française in Nairobi, from 4th to 6th November 2015. This first ever exhibition organized by UNHCR and its partner FilmAid ea...
  • The British Football Premier League comes to Kakuma

    news UNHCR, 07 Apr 2016 (8 years ago )
    Premier Skills, a joint football program by the English Premier League and the British Council was in Kakuma from 21 to 23 March. The mission led by the Director of the British Council Kenya office met sports coaches from refugee and host community and conducted training sessions with them. They als...
  • War, violence, persecution push displacement to new unprecedented high

    news UNHCR, 19 Jun 2017 (7 years ago )
    War, violence and persecution worldwide are causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced, according to a report published today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s major annual survey of the state of displacement, says that at the end of 2...
  • One killed along West Pokot- Turkana border as leaders call for peace

    news The Standard, 21 Jun 2017 (7 years ago )
    One person has been killed and about 500 cattle stolen by suspected bandits along the West Pokot-Turkana border. The Sunday incident sparked tension in Ompolion village, and passengers travelling from Kitale to Lodwar had to be escorted by police officers on the Lous-Kainuk stretch. West Pokot and T...
  • Briquette project for refugees and host community launched in Turkana

    news UN-Habitat, 07 Jul 2017 (7 years ago )
    UN-Habitat in collaboration with World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) has launched a project for briquette production in Kalobeyei new refugee settlement and the host community in a commitment to address their energy needs improve access and increase availability of sustainable fuel. According to th...
  • Installation of 13km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei

    news UNHCR, 20 Feb 2017 (7 years ago )
    The installation of a 13 km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei settlement will ensure that over 22,000 refugees and Kalobeyei host community have access to clean water and stimulate economic growth and self-reliance for refugees through agriculture. 3 boreholes with a combined output of 114,000...