“I was a women’s group representative helping women save money through table banking. Initially, I would spend all my money buying my family clothes and food. But when UNHCR partnered with AAHI for this women’s project and noticed I was very active in mobilizing the women. I was hired as a community mobilizer. We were […]
Within Lopur Ward, communities are enjoying improved water access that has resulted in improved livelihoods and well-being. With the construction of Kangatesiroe 50,000 cubic meter earth pan in Pelekech sub-location, access to water has been enhanced for both the community members and their livestock. The earth pan can serve up to 20,000 people and approximately […]
The war in Congo forced 15-year-old Zawadi Luanje and many of her country mates to flee and seek refuge in Kenya; disrupting her education. She has had to live with her relatives as she pursues education at Kakuma Primary School. She had given up on her dream of becoming a fashion designer until an opportunity […]
Rhoda Asilik Daniel, a 25 years old Sudanese grew up in a very humble background. Being forced to leave her country due to civil war, she managed to escape with her grandmother, leaving behind her parents. The journey was difficult for them because they were forced to climb hills and mountains, hide in thickets, and […]
He was only 22 when he arrived in Nairobi in January 2019 from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on invitation by his late father’s friend, an urban refugee based in Kenya. In March 2019, Espoir joined a Kenyan owned small beadwork company at Kasarani, in Nairobi for training on beadwork. In October 2019, UNHCR […]