DR Congo: Workshop helps refugees with disabilities become entrepreneurs
In a makeshift workshop inside DRC's largest refugee camp, Lusenda, a group of disabled Burundian refugees are turning scrap metal into pots, pans, irons and other kitchen utensils. The unlikely entrepreneurs say they're filling a gap in Lusenda's bustling refugee market. But they're a long way away from achieving self-reliance.
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