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![With renewed hope, Somali refugees opt for voluntary repatriation](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/659-Edit-894x504.jpg)
With renewed hope, Somali refugees opt for voluntary repatriation
More than 80,000 Somali refugees have returned home from Dadaab camps since UNHCR started its voluntary repatriation programme in December 2014.
![Mercy Masika, Kenya’s Afro-Soul Songstress, Appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Mercy-Masika-in-Kakuma-WRD-Edit-1-894x504.jpg)
Mercy Masika, Kenya’s Afro-Soul Songstress, Appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Masika has lent her soulful voice performing at UNHCR events including World Refugee Day, Step for Safety, and TEDxKakumaCamp.
![UNHCR and L’Oréal Partnership that will enable refugees get globally recognized certification in the Beauty Industry](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/DSC_3250-Edit-894x504.jpg)
UNHCR and L’Oréal Partnership that will enable refugees get globally recognized certification in the Beauty Industry
40 refugees in Nairobi and 50 in Kakuma will benefit from the partnerships
![Alternative cooking energy: Superball briquettes changing lives in Kakuma](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Ivere-serves-a-meal-of-fish-and-ugali-prepared-using-energy-from-superball-briquettest-Edit-894x504.jpg)
Alternative cooking energy: Superball briquettes changing lives in Kakuma
Access to affordable and sustainable energy remains an ongoing challenge for refugees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei.
![Refugee runners, eyeing Tokyo 2020, win Geneva road race](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/HARMONY-GENEVA-MARATHON-Edit-1-894x504.jpg)
Refugee runners, eyeing Tokyo 2020, win Geneva road race
Refugee athletes dominate 10 kilometre race with the Tokyo Olympics in sight.
![UNHCR, SUPKEM launch Ramadan campaign to support refugee education in Kenya](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/IMG-2278-1-894x504.jpg)
UNHCR, SUPKEM launch Ramadan campaign to support refugee education in Kenya
“The holy month of Ramadan is a time when Muslims embark on a path of spiritual self-reflection and intensify our response to alleviate the suffering of others.”
read more![UNHCR Inches Closer to Achieving Inclusion of Refugees](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/185-Edit-1-894x504.jpg)
UNHCR Inches Closer to Achieving Inclusion of Refugees
“Kenya has made great progress towards the inclusion of refugees in education – Kenya is a trailblazer globally.”
![Glimmer of hope for the Shona community living in Kenya](https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20190720164126im_/https://www.unhcr.org/ke/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/04/Shona-community-in-Kenya-2-894x504.jpg)
Glimmer of hope for the Shona community living in Kenya
By 2020, Government of Kenya pledges recognition as citizens and registration of the Shona community who qualify under the law