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As a child, Siyat looked up to his uncle, who was a nurse, and he drea...
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Esperance has always had a natural talent for business. As a 12-year-o...
In 2019, escalating conflict forced John to flee his home in the Democ...
“I heard the melody and that’s when I knew I had to learn how to p...
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Francoman enjoyed working as a barber in his home country before he wa...
Jean, who became a professional chef in 1998, has dedicated his life t...
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Trhas runs a business selling ground flax seeds, injera and himbasha...
Ahmed’s passion for helping others stems from his upbringing and rem...
In 2011, Rebecca, a refugee from Ethiopia, fled her home due to insecu...
From an early age, Daudi discovered his calling to serve others while ...
Acha*, a refugee living in Nairobi, Kenya, has built a successful fash...
Innocent* and his wife Lydia live in Nairobi, Kenya with their eight c...
Samira and Omer, a mother and son, were violently separated while flee...
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Mary, a resilient mother, had one simple wish: “I want a good life f...
“At least I will become a light to my family, community, and everyon...
Most days, Dieudonne wakes up early to begin shuttling passengers arou...
After spending more than 26 years as a refugee in Nairobi, Kenya, Jean...
As a child, Khadija* was forced to flee her home in Somalia to escape ...
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When Latifa, 20, arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009 with her grandmoth...
"I hope one day I will be able to have a school, where I can teach Fre...
Thousands of refugees have the skills and experience to apply for jobs...
Thierry is a young entrepreneur living in Nairobi, Kenya. He makes and...
Education support is one of the core services that RefugePoint’s Urb...
After her brothers were kidnapped and her father was killed, Safiya wa...
In October 2022, Henry, a refugee from Congo, received a phone call th...
“I have no words to explain how excited I am. My daughter has never ...
“In my culture, a woman has no voice nor does she get education. She...
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After war between different clans led to political instability and fam...
My name is Felix*, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. I ...
According to the UNHCR statistics, the number of refugee children reac...
In early 2020, Esperance was laid off as a waitress and launched her o...
My name is Lonah, and I am the Child Protection and Social Work Progra...
In 2014, Michael and his family were forced to flee their home in the ...
Amongst the crowd, Alemitu’s smile is the widest. The type of person...
Fadumo makes a living selling dresses and textiles at a street stall i...
Jessy* is seeing positive changes in her life and her business. “Lif...
Tasafa, a refugee from Ethiopia, saw a business opportunity, and he we...
Elizabeth is a young woman on a mission. At 18-years-old, she’s a si...
When the Kenyan government announced another round of lockdowns throug...
Patrick’s story is a shining example of the power of determination. ...
Hakizimana is the proud owner of a barbershop nestled in the Eastleigh...
After facing difficult circumstances upon arrival in Nairobi, Juvenal ...
From a very young age, DJ Montana* always knew that he wanted to becom...
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary, a refugee from South Sudan, supp...
In 2015, at the age of 14, Patrick and his family were forced to flee ...
In February 2020, Balolwa, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of C...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked businesses worldwide, Beti, a refu...
In 2015, Diane was forced to flee from Burundi to Kenya with her three...
On August 10, 2009, Ajah, a refugee from South Sudan, was finally on h...
In 2016, Nanziza* and her six children were forced to flee their home ...
“I have always wanted to change my daughters' name from Victorie Fre...
Farida, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), knows w...
In November 2019, Pierre, a RefugePoint client from Nairobi, Kenya, wa...
During RefugePoint’s business training, clients are encouraged to se...
“I always wanted to study, but I didn’t have the means. As a singl...
"Ever since I was young, I loved education. When I met RefugePoint, th...
“As a father, when you can’t provide for your family and your chil...
"There are challenges that I face as a lesbian refugee. Where I used t...
“I got the idea to start the barbershop after attending the RefugePo...
Baati is a single mother of three who fled from her home country with ...
“RefugePoint gave us medical assistance, and one of the most importa...
When a community joins together to accomplish a shared goal, great thi...
“I think I have always wanted to become a doctor. When I'm done with...
As an artist, Semret works with two mediums - words and wool. Semret b...
It is just after 6:00 a.m., and the gates to Burma market, one of Nair...
“My personal mantra is ‘If you do good, good things will happen to...
“At the age of 28, it wasn't easy for me to accept that I was the he...
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In 2013, Esther* and her ten children were forced to flee their home c...
As an integral part of RefugePoint’s program in Nairobi, the counsel...
Many refugees emphasize to us their desire to be self-reliant, and req...
“Let me tell you about when I started selling milk. When I started o...
Hitching rides on long-distance trucks, and walking for many miles dur...
In 2002, after suffering severe torture and violence at the hands of r...
Monica*, a single mother of seven, arrived in Kenya as a refugee after...
“My name is Yadasa, and I am a former refugee who was resettled to A...
Rose is a refugee from the Congo who has lived in Nairobi, with her th...
Bien is a 30-year-old Congolese man who, fearing for his life in the m...
David* leads the RefugePoint Livelihoods team across a hallway in his ...
When I first came to Kenya I was so withdrawn, I didn’t speak, I had...
To her neighbors in Nairobi, Annalie, a mother of three, is a successf...
Mercy* received a Livelihoods business grant, which helped her repair ...
The truck driver covered us with goods so we could pass through the bo...
Joy is a Congolese refugee and former RefugePoint client who was reset...
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In her home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Julie* was a ...
Abal*, a 32-year old refugee, lived in Kenya for four years. Abal’s ...
