Ebengo Honore is the founder of Advocacy Initiative for Youth Development (AdIYD2) in Kakuma, and co-authored the Peace and Conflict Resolution campaign, and leads community development initiatives.
Since 2019, AIYD and LMTD have advanced peacebuilding through refugee-led, peer-to-peer programs. In Kalobeyei, 2000 people benefited from conflict resolution efforts, reducing tensions, creating peace jobs, and building lasting social infrastructure, with plans to scale impact through 2027.
Kakuma, once solely a refugee camp, is evolving into a dynamic urban center with a burgeoning informal economy exceeding KSh 6 billion, or USD 500 million annually. Amidst this transformation, one of many unique opportunities is arising...
In 2017, The Guardian profiled Mesfin Getahun, a refugee from Ethiopia who arrived in Kakuma with nothing but built one of the region’s top wholesale businesses. Rather than resettle in the U.S. when his family was finally selected to do so, Getahun refused to go
Once known as a temporary refuge for the displaced, Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp is undergoing a transformation that could redefine how the world views refugee economies. Founded in 1992 to house people fleeing conflict...
Kakuma, once a remote refugee camp in Kenya’s northwest, is entering a historic new phase. Established in 1992 during the civil wars in South Sudan and the Horn of Africa and built for 70,000, the camp now houses over 300,000 people.
