Innocent*

Innocent* and his wife Lydia live in Nairobi, Kenya with their eight children (they recently welcomed a new baby in November 2023, after this photo was taken!). Innocent was forced to flee his home due to insecurity. 

With help from RefugePoint, all school-age children are attending school, which allows both parents time to work and earn an income to meet the family’s needs. Innocent works as a security guard and an English translator, and his wife works as a church pastor. The family graduated to self-reliance in 2022, meaning they are able to meet their own basic needs.

Looking to the future, family unity is of the utmost importance to Innocent. He says, “I encourage them [my children] to work together, to be one unit. When we are united, no one can destroy us.”

*Name changed for protection

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