Jean Bosco Rushatsi

@rushatsi1

Head of Operations, Dadaab, Kenya

Joined July 2013

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  1. May 19

    Stories that uplift and inspire not just the communities that host them but the entire world. Join us at on 9 June

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  2. May 18

    takes place at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya on Saturday, 9 June 2018. We’ll be live streaming the event across digital platforms. Save the date!

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  3. May 18

    "He followed me to see what I was doing at the water distribution point. I said, let me take your photo. I got this cheeky smile and then he ran away." - our in Dadaab camp Kenya, makes a shy friend.

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  4. May 18

    I am inspired by the passion of UN Filippo Grandi to tackle refugee situations globally, and Somalia in particular. A lot more needs to be done but we are on course!

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  5. May 15

    Meet 13-year-old Wadar from South Sudan who studies at Central Primary School in Dagahaley refugee camp of . He dreams to become an Engineer. He was happy to show us the truck he made. 🚚 Wadar and his family live in Dadaab camps for the past 3 years.

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  6. May 15

    Stories that uplift and inspire not just the communities that host them but the entire world. Join us at on 9 June.

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  7. May 15

    Proud to be with UNHCR's leaders from all over the world.

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  8. Thrilled to be an organizer, w/ + a fantastic team, of the first ever TEDx event in a refugee camp! The speakers are refugees (current & former) + people making the world a better place for people forced to flee. Check it out:

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  9. May 7

    A refugee boy from South Sudan pose for a photo in camps, Kenya. Nearly 1,000 South Sudanese refugees live in Dadaab. Dadaab refugee camps has a population of 207,768 refugees and asylum seekers.

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  10. Apr 25

    Attending the Pan African High Level Conference on Education in Nairobi. “Refugee children are five times more likely to be out of school”. Inclusion of children and strengthening of national structures rather establishing parallel systems is the way forward.

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  11. Apr 23

    Refugees have a powerful story. Here are a few of them for ! 📚 A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea - 📕 City of Thorns - 📖 A Long Way Gone - 🔖 The Refugees - 📚 The Newcomers -

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  12. Apr 24

    What heard from refugees on his recent visit to the -supported refugee camp in Kenya will also be heard in -

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  13. Apr 19

    This year, 74,561 refugee children are enrolled in school in camps, . The four camps of Dadaab have a total of 32 pre-school centers, 32 primary schools, 7 secondary schools and 4 voca­tional learning centres.

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  14. Apr 12

    was in today, visited families in the camp and met with refugee leaders, women and youth. He expressed his support to refugees who are going back home under the voluntary repatriation program and those choosing to remain in the camps.

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  15. Apr 12

    Kenya doing essential work with its NGO implementing partners and local Kenyan authorities to protect & support Somali refugees in Dadaab - incl food and water, shelter, health & education

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  16. Apr 12

    Delighted that Special Envoy on Somali refugees joined me on our visit to Dadaab today. Advocacy essential to protect & support refugees

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  17. Apr 12

    Moved by the dignity of the people I met in Dadaab refugee camp today - living in tough conditions, hoping for a better future, many going back to , many waiting for security and conditions to improve

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  18. Apr 6

    8-year-old Mohamed from showing his cartwheeling skill. His father 32-year-old Ahmed who arrived in 8 years ago, told us that he is happy for his children, living in peace and having an opportunity to go to school in the Dadaab camps, .

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  19. Mar 30

    We thank Ambassador for being a tireless advocate for and host communities in Kenya. From participating in events in , to training with members of the Team.

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  20. Apr 7

    In this interview, Canadian Minister for Refugees and Immigration, Ahmed Hussen, himself a former refugee, supports UNHCR’s durable solutions for refugees. .

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