458 households have benefited from kitchen gardens aimed at improving food security at household level in Kalobeyei settlement.

The UN Refugee Agency has organized a Mr. and Miss 2017 World Refugee Day beauty pageant that will see contestants from the refugee and host community compete for this year’s title. Auditions have been conducted and a total of 30 contestants selected from Kakuma and Kalobeyei to compete in this year’s beauty pageant. The event is set to take place on the 19th June 2017 at Liz Ahua Hall in Kakuma 3.

Over 3,500 new arrivals to benefit from the opening of 3 temporary schools, put up to decongest the existing school, in Kalobeyei settlement by UNHCR in collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and partners.

Good Neighbors International (GNI), a Korean NGO will partner with UNHCR to initiate the construction of a secondary school in Kakuma camp with a capacity to host 1,000 students.

As at 3rd September 2014, Kakuma has received 42,680 asylum seekers from South Sudan. This brings the total camp population to 178,110

As of 23rd October, 43,940 new arrivals have been received in Kakuma since the beginning of influx. This brings the total camp population to 178,922

As at 12th November 2014, Kakuma had received 44,151 asylum seekers from South Sudan. This brings the total camp population to 178,995.

On 2 Feb. Program Dir. of Nduna Foundation visited Kakuma for the first time on a familiarization tour to support fundraising/advocacy for refugees children.

From 16-20 February, two Donors missions were carried out in Kakuma from DFID and PRM to monitor their funded projects as well as coordination mechanisms.

On 8th March Int.Women Day was celebrated in Kakuma under the theme "Make it Happen".Refugees women leaders led UNHCR and partners with many colorful events.