When Rosemary and her family fled Rwanda to Tanzania in 1994, they left behind everything they knew in search of safety and a fresh start. After three years of living in refugee camps in Tanzania, Rosemary and her family moved to Kenya. Rosemary was just a little girl at the time, and her mother had …
“I come from a family of nine. I am the first person in my family to complete high school. This makes me feel good and motivated. School was difficult, considering I joined late, but I had to finish. God was faithful, and I completed high school last year (2023). Something that motivated me to join …
Esperance has always had a natural talent for business. As a 12-year-old living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, she grew fruits (bananas, avocados, and sugarcanes) on her family’s homestead. After the harvesting season, she would store the fruits to ripen and sell them at the market. In 2013, Esperance and her family were forced …
Introduction In the mid 1980s civil war erupted in Sudan. Government-backed militias launched brutal attacks on villages in southern Sudan, killing numerous civilians. Thousands of young boys survived these attacks, as many had been working in cattle camps away from their homes when the violence erupted. With no ability to return to their villages, they …
In a world where almost 120 million people have been forcibly displaced due to conflict, persecution, and human rights violations, many organizations are working tirelessly to provide aid and support to refugees. It can be difficult to determine who helps refugees effectively and which organizations are doing the most for refugees and displaced people around …
In 2019, escalating conflict forced John to flee his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of peace and safety. “Life was good, and we lived with other people in harmony, but the war increased,” John shared with us when we visited his shop. Today, John is a proud young entrepreneur in Nairobi …
“I heard the melody and that’s when I knew I had to learn how to play. So I left Congo with one wish: learning how to play the piano.” Joshua was forced to flee his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014 due to violence in the country. After arriving in Nairobi, Kenya as …
Click here to view the PDF. By Amy Slaughter, Former Chief Strategy Officer The core of RefugePoint’s work, as captured in our mission statement, is finding and expanding solutions for refugees. But what exactly are “solutions”? The term “solutions” has a precise meaning in our field of work. With this blog and graphic, we …
Francoman enjoyed working as a barber in his home country before he was forced to flee. In 2015, rebels attacked Francoman’s village, killing his father. During the violence, Francoman was separated from his mother and siblings and fled to Uganda, where he stayed for one month before moving to Kenya. After one week in Nairobi, …
Two of the most significant annual refugee-related conferences took place in Geneva earlier this month, and RefugePoint was very active in both. First, on June 3-7, was the annual Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways (CRCP, formerly the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement). In keeping with the name change, this year’s event was diverse and …
