A solar panel can be seen on the roof of Jean-Marie Ngandu’s barber shop at the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana County, Kenya. While the use of solar panels would ordinarily not be unique, Jean-Marie stands out as one of the refugees who are early adopters of solar energy. While Turkana enjoys up to 12 […]
“I have been waiting for this moment for the past 5 years. My family and I have faced so many difficulties. Our determination and hard work has finally paid off”. These are the words of 30-year-old Mohamed Kadir. Mohamed fled his native country Ethiopia with his wife and 3 children in 2013, and settled in […]
Under the hot sun at the Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) workshop in Adjumani, Uganda, 30-year-old Akur Garang Ajak is engrossed in resolving a plumbing issue for a client. Watching Akur, it is difficult to imagine that not so long ago she was running for her life, not knowing what the future held. Akur is […]
“I fled my homeland empty-handed, uncertain of my children’s future. I never thought vegetable farming would allow me to start a business and provide for my family,” Anna Ogud tells us when we visit her home at the Gorom refugee settlement South Sudan. Anna left her native country Ethiopia in 2002, where she worked as […]
In May 2018 the Poultry Club of Ole Nkuya Primary School in Narok County received a grant worth KES 36,000 (approximately USD $360) for the business development of the Poultry Club. The grant was presented to the school by Action Africa Help International’s (AAH-I) Project Officer Caroline Jepchumba. The grant is part of business support […]