Location name | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Garissa | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2020 | 0.5% | 619 |
Nairobi | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2020 | 6.9% | 8,407 |
Turkana | UNHCR | 31 Aug 2020 | 92.6% | 113,423 |
UN-Habitat, 07 Jul 2017
UN-Habitat in collaboration with World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) has launched a project for briquette production in Kalobeyei new refugee settlement and the host community in a commitment to address their energy needs improve access and increase availability of sustainable fuel. According to th... Read more
The Standard, 21 Jun 2017
One person has been killed and about 500 cattle stolen by suspected bandits along the West Pokot-Turkana border. The Sunday incident sparked tension in Ompolion village, and passengers travelling from Kitale to Lodwar had to be escorted by police officers on the Lous-Kainuk stretch. West Pokot and T... Read more
UNHCR, 19 Jun 2017
War, violence and persecution worldwide are causing more people than ever to be forcibly displaced, according to a report published today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s major annual survey of the state of displacement, says that at the end of 2... Read more
UNHCR, 20 Feb 2017
The installation of a 13 km water pipeline from Kakuma to Kalobeyei settlement will ensure that over 22,000 refugees and Kalobeyei host community have access to clean water and stimulate economic growth and self-reliance for refugees through agriculture. 3 boreholes with a combined output of 114,000... Read more
UNHCR, 07 Apr 2016
Premier Skills, a joint football program by the English Premier League and the British Council was in Kakuma from 21 to 23 March. The mission led by the Director of the British Council Kenya office met sports coaches from refugee and host community and conducted training sessions with them. They als... Read more
Date of Funding Data | 31 October 2020 (12 days ago) |
458 households have benefited from kitchen gardens aimed at improving food security at household level in Kalobeyei settlement. | |
31 Aug 2017 | |
Good Neighbors International (GNI), a Korean NGO will partner with UNHCR to initiate the construction of a secondary school in Kakuma camp with a capacity to host 1,000 students. | |
14 Jul 2017 | |
Over 3,500 new arrivals to benefit from the opening of 3 temporary schools, put up to decongest the existing school, in Kalobeyei settlement by UNHCR in collaboration with WFP, UNICEF, and partners. | |
13 Jun 2017 | |
The UN Refugee Agency has organized a Mr. and Miss 2017 World Refugee Day beauty pageant that will see contestants from the refugee and host community compete for this year’s title. Auditions have been conducted and a total of 30 contestants selected from Kakuma and Kalobeyei to compete in this year’s beauty pageant. The event is set to take place on the 19th June 2017 at Liz Ahua Hall in Kakuma 3. | |
09 Jun 2017 | |
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and livelihood partners will, from 16 – 18 June, hold the World Refuge Day Market Day at Kakuma 3 (opposite the reception centre). The market day themed ‘Bei Nafuu, Bidhaa Bora’ is aimed at unlocking marketing opportunity for refugee and host community entrepreneurs. | |
06 Jun 2017 |
Refugees Self-Reliance Initiative | |
Promoting opportunities for refugees around the world to become self-reliant and achieve a better quality of life. | |
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