Kenya-Somalia
Learning Through Play: TeachWell Program Taking Shape in Kakuma
Learning Through Play: TeachWell Program Taking Shape in Kakuma
17 February 2025
On January 23, 2025, TeachWell Program Partners—the LEGO Foundation & the Grundfos Foundation—visited Gambella Primary School in Turkana County, Kenya to assess the progress made by their Teacher Professional Development initiative.
How youth in Kakuma are empowered with digital skills to create an income
13 November 2024
The saying "Where there’s a will, there’s always a way" perfectly encapsulates the journeys of young individuals in Kakuma who have defied the odds to complete a six-month course in Graphic Design and 3D Modelling. Their testimonials reveal that the rewards ...
Becoming an adolescent mother did not define her future, Amisi the Congolese hairdresser
13 November 2024
Lilian Amisi, 22, is a single mother to a 5-year-old boy who she lives with at a rented house in Kakuma Camp. Through her job at Destiny Salon in Jitegemee Business Centre, she has been able to take her son to a private school and provide basic needs for herself ...
Echoes of Hope: Saisa's Journey to Inclusive Education
22 July 2024
The resounding clink of metal upon concrete announced Saisa Salemani's approach towards the head teacher’s office, where the LWF Inclusive Education Assessor Lauren Lawi Anyango awaited, bearing a gift that would ease the young girl's daily struggles at ...
Cash support for school brings back Suado’s smiles
24 June 2024
For 13-year-old Suado Hussein, school is her second home. She goes to Amani Primary School in Hagadera Refugee Camp to make friends and learn how to speak, read and write. However, she lives too far from school and cannot walk to school on time. The long distance ...
Refugee Chess Team Triumphs at National Competition
18 April 2024
Refugee students from Kakuma Refugee Schools in Kenya have emerged victorious at the National Youth and Cadets Chess Championship, making a remarkable debut on the national stage. The team, led by Project Lead Alek Daniel and chaperoned by Mary Lapalor journeyed ...
Resource centre offers timely assistance to learner with hearing impairment
12 January 2024
Losing the ability to hear, especially for school-going children, can be a devastating experience as it interferes with their learning progress, ruins their social interactions and damages self-esteem. This was the case for Mohamed Abdikadir, a young learner ...
Kismayu Newsletter
30 October 2023
Kismayu Newsletter highlights program achievements, stories from communities of concern and staff updates. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Kenya Somalia Program
Quarterly Newsletter Dadaab
30 October 2023
Dadaab Newsletter highlights program achievements, stories from communities of concern and staff updates.The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Kenya Somalia Program
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.
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