In Congo, running a business made her a target. “When you sell today, and they see you bringing food home, that night they visit your home, and if you are lucky, they can leave you alive, or if unlucky, they kill you.” She fled with her children to Kenya, where they moved through refugee camps and reunited with her brother before settling in Nairobi. There, grief and illness followed—her brother died, and Kavira’s health collapsed.
Everything changed the day she met a former RefugePoint Community Navigator. After a home visit from RefugePoint, Kavira began receiving medical care, food, and rent support, and eventually, a small grant to rebuild her business selling juice and vitenge (African wax prints). “RefugePoint stood with me like a parent does for a child. They never got tired of me.”
In 2023, Kavira and her children were resettled to Canada. Today, her kids are thriving—and she’s starting a new chapter. “This life, right now, it feels like it has wiped away the tears I cried back in Kenya,” Kavira shared.
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