'Life in the [refugee] camps is more than scrambling for food and waiting for a better future.' Via UN_Women
of all refugees were in protracted refugee situations. The stories we hear about them often show us their unsurmountable challenges, but life in the camps is more than scrambling for food and waiting for a better future.
Amina came to Kakuma refugee camp fleeing the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004. She was only 17. Her last film was about Female Genital Mutilation , which she screened inside the camp, and talked to men and women about challenging the practice.“I hate this name, refugee. I just want to belong somewhere,” she says.
Christine Wambulwa is the sole breadwinner of her family. She puts her children through school by working as the sole female mechanic in Kakuma. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown Christine believes that women can do anything that men can do. But there are still some challenges in her line of work. “Men don’t believe that a woman can repair a vehicle. A man will think ten times before giving me a vehicle to repair,” she admits.
In the makeshift homes and courtyards across Kakuma, fuel needs are high, to feed more than 186,000 mouths. Meet Refika Cornoleus, a refugee from Sudan and eco-friendly“It takes me 2–3 hours to make one, and I can sell them for 250–500 Kenyan shillings [USD 2–4],” explains Refika.and she makes them to order. She has taught five others in her camp the art of makingWhen Refika escaped the war in Sudan with her six children, she left behind her husband and her grandparents.
Beatrice Silas Kasiba scored top marks in the national Trade Certificate exam and now teaches tailoring to other refugee women and Kenyan women living in Kalobeyei settlement at a facility run by the Danish Refugee Council. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown Seventeen-year-old Nyamam, from South Sudan, is ambitious. A student of Angelina Jolie Primary School in Kakuma, she is part of the IT club that participated in the International Day of the Girl Child events run by UNICEF, UNHCR, Unilever, UN Women and IamtheCode movement in 2018.“I want to be a software engineer,” she says. “I want to create my own applications and make learning become easier for girls.
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