Niyomana Odede and Irokoze Joseline are refugees from Burundi who settled at the Kakuma refugee camp in 2011 and now living in Kakuma1 Zone 3 Block 5. The conflict in Burundi in 2011 forced them to flee to Kenya in January 2011, travelling by bus from Burundi through Uganda for 7 days and entered Kenya […]
Over 30 members of Mara Division Development Programme (MDDP) have been trained on formation and running of a Saving and Credit Co-operative Society (Sacco). During the training in Narok town held on August 11, members of the Community-Based Organisation (CBO) from Mara, Narok County, were taken through the advantages marketing of their products through co-operatives. “It […]
The young man is ecstatic after a bumper harvest of vegetables and believes there are prospects for a better one. It is proof that refugees can successfully farm, and as a result, better their lives. Paul Kiza is among of 300 farmers being trained on drip irrigation in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana County. The farmers are engaged in farming of […]
AAH Kenya is currently constructing a fish pond in Narok County, Mara Division. This is part of AAH Kenya commitment to work with the youth of Mara Division by exposing them to opportunities to not only enable them to produce more food but also earn more money; mainly by shifting their minds so that they […]
In most cases, refugees are construed as needy and desperate and thus largely helpless. However, a farmers group in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Turkana County- known as ‘Umoja ni Nguvu’ (Unity is strength) – has defied this notion thanks to the introduction of modern farming technology. Through this new innovation, farmers are provided with skills to draw […]