In Cameroon, cash assistance gives more than a lifeline for Central African refugees

Ibrahim, 60, has spent 14 years as a refugee in Cameroon. Through this mobile phone, UNHCR transfers cash assistance to him. The first installment enabled him to pay the maternity costs for his week-old grand-daughter. Kette, Cameroon - The town of Kette is situated along the border of Cameroon with…

May 23, 2018 Stories

In Cameroon, citizens are the first humanitarian responders

As Cameroon hosts over 350,000 refugees, many citizens are helping refugees. In giving what little they had, they became the country’s first humanitarian responders.

March 21, 2018 Stories

In eastern Cameroon, refugees integrate society through its economy

As security conditions in Central African Republic have not abated, burying any hopes for return in the near future, refugees are shedding their dependence on continuously decreasing humanitarian aid

February 9, 2018 Stories

Cameroon: Around Minawao refugee camp, you can’t see the forest for the trees

In Cameroon’s Extreme North region, where over 58,000 Nigerian refugees are hosted, UNHCR and its partners are launching an innovative reforestation programme

November 16, 2017 Stories

Weaving for Change – A unique project helps Malian refugee women restore their lives

In Burkina Faso, a UNHCR-supported workshop brings together the heritage and unique weaving skills of Tuareg refugee women.

March 8, 2017 Stories

After fleeing Boko Haram, a Nigerian mid-wife helps pregnant girls in Niger

Awa has become a role model to empower women and girls in a refugee camp in the Diffa region