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United States Ambassadors for Kenya and Somalia visit Dadaab Refugee Camp

United States’ Ambassadors to Kenya and Somalia, Amb. Meg Whitman and Amb.
United States Ambassadors for Kenya and Somalia visit Dadaab Refugee Camp
6 June 2023
United States’ Ambassadors to Kenya and Somalia, Amb. Meg Whitman and Amb. Larry Andre, respectively, visited projects across Dadaab Refugee Camp accompanied by Heads of Sub Offices for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and World Food Programme (WFP).  Key partner ...
Girls record improved performance in KCPE across Dadaab
23 February 2023
With 394 marks out of 500 marks, Fathi Mohamud Abukar of Horseed Primary School has stood way above all other candidates in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Examinations (KCPE) across Dadaab refugee camps. This includes boys and girls in the Dadaab as ...
Physiotherapy and dedicated child-care at Kismayu Centre
6 February 2023
Early detection of health-related anomalies and prompt remedial action can have massive benefits in a child’s normal growth and development. This has been witnessed in the case of three-year-old Mohamed Bishar who is a registered patient at the Rehabilitation ...
Overcoming cerebral palsy one footstep at a time – The journey of Sankus at Hormuud Primary School
9 December 2022
It all began when Sankus was handed a referral letter transferring him from vocational training to special education at Hormuud Primary School. Upon arrival to the school, the Head Teacher, Mr. Mire realized that Sankus was a learner with very special needs. ...
LWF KAKUMA QUARTERLY REPORT
9 December 2022
Dear Readers, We bring you news from our Kakuma Area program with an emphasis on defining how our work is bringing hope and a better future to the most disadvantaged populations that we serve.This edition highlights our collaborative efforts focused on delivering ...
Launch Of New Child Safeguarding Project Spells Hope For Kakuma Community
27 September 2022
In August 2022, LWF Kakuma office staff and representatives from the Kakuma refugee camp got together to celebrate the launch of the Education and Safeguarding for Refugee Children program, which is part of the child protection portfolio.
Nawal’s Gradual Recovery Following Club Foot Diagnosis
12 September 2022
When one-year old Nawal was born in 2021, her mother Arto Mohamed, 25, realized that her feet were not looking normal. They were twisted with the soles of the feet turned inwards. She notified the medical personnel who advised her to visit the rehabilitation ...
Kakuma Girl Child Mentorship Program Recounts Transformative Journey
2 September 2022
  They say a journey of a thousand kilometers begins with one step. In the month of June 2022, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), set out on a very unique journey that brought together 270 girls from Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps. The sole target ...
Enhancing the Potential of Kakuma Refugee Communities Through Promoting Digital Literacy
1 September 2022
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Preventing sexual exploitation and abuse of girls in schools through social advocacy and empowerment
6 July 2022
Most girls in Dadaab are either married off early or left at home. Social Advocacy Teams (SATs) are social advocacy peer groups formed with support from UNICEF. They bring young girls together to learn life skills, get guidance and counselling, speak freely ...
Zakaria tops in KCPE despite visual impairment
25 April 2022
Following the announcement of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results, the top performer among learners with disability in Dadaab, Kenya is 19-year-old Zakaria Abdikadir. “I am very happy. When I received the good news that I had scored ...
LWF responds to water scarcity as drought ravages communities in Turkana West
11 April 2022
“We walk 40km to get water, there is no food for my children and the animals no longer produce milk, they are weak. Our hope is the truck that brings water” says Ewoi, a resident at Nanaam village.
Candidates from Kakuma Refugee Camp top KCPE results in Turkana West - Kenya
30 March 2022
Primary schools within Kakuma Refugee Camp produced top candidates in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results. In Kakuma, several candidates from refugee communities performed well, with most candidates scoring above 350 marks. Faruk ...
New wheelchair for Fardosa
11 February 2022
Eight-year-old Fardosa is among the first beneficiaries of wheelchairs provided by Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in partnership with the UNHCR in 2022. “A happy day for Fardosa and my entire family, from using a wheel barrow to using a wheelchair. My daughter ...
LWF conducts internal training to improve program performance
4 February 2022
As part of LWF capacity building program activities, an internal systems training aimed at improving administrative and programmatic support was conducted in Kakuma. The training covered operational processes in finance and procurement which are critical to ...
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