Shirika plan: Kenya’s refugee integration programme in limbo as aid agencies cut back funding

Shirika plan: Kenya’s refugee integration programme in limbo as aid agencies cut back funding

Kakuma is semi-desert – harsh, blinding, unforgiving. Life for a refugee business person here is stitched together from fragments: a little aid relief, a modest turnover and, if you’re lucky, an occasional offer of credit from an NGO lending service.

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Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

Song and dance that shut out pangs of hunger in Kenyan refugee camp as Trump’s aid freeze takes heavy toll on youth in exile

The happiness of these children isn’t guaranteed now as funding cuts have affected operations here. Fewer resources and staff are available to engage the children and ensure their safety. One of the dancers, Gladis Amwony, has lived in Kakuma for eight years now. In recent years, she has started taking part in the Acholi traditional dances to keep her Ugandan roots alive.

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