In KK World Disability Day was marked on 03 Dec. by over 600 participants under the theme: Inclusion Matters: Access and Empowerment for People of All Abilities

Finnish officials from MFA in Helsinki visited Kakuma on 09 October to familiarize with its humanitarian situation and development of the new site in Kalobeyei.

UNHCR in collaboration with UNFPA & UN Women officially launched in KK the HeForShe campaign on 9 Nov. to raise awareness on inequality faced by women and girls

UNHCR Head of Private Sector Fundraising, Christian Schaake was in Kakuma on 29 Feb. The mission’s aim was to familiarize with the operation/funds requirements.

Int. Women’s Day was celebrated in KK on 08 March as global them of “Gender Equality 50/50 by 2030” & was colorfully attended by UNHCR, refugees/partners/Gov.

Team from IKEA Foundation and UNHCR Private Sector in Geneva visited KK from 04 to 06 February.Mission familiarized with the development plan of Kalobeyei site.

From 16-19 Sep. Ed. Grode,board member of U.S. Committee for Refugees/Immigrants (USCRI), a U.S. resettlement and advocacy organization, was in KK on mission.

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.