DUKE MWANCHA'S ARCHIVES

Why the European Reaction Towards Migrants & Asylum Seekers is a Threat to Humanity

2015-09-03T08:13:00.001+03:00

Young smart she be, unassuming demure mellow she, Amazing smile she’s got, makes everything seem alright, From the moon life she views, bright and slow comes as she, Collected calmly as cool, abiding in her is alright. How I wish I could let mama know, what a beloved she bore, Even though I'm a little slow, to her damsel I bow. For honesty

UNHCR seeks to reassure refugees in Kenya facing food shortages

2014-11-21T13:32:00.000+03:00

Hussein Farah and one of his 10 children sit in the shade of their shelter in Dagahaley refugee camp, Dadaab. He says it is tough to feed his children, even with full rations.© UNHCR/D.Mwancha NAIROBI, Kenya, November 21 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has sought to allay the concerns of hundreds of thousands of refugees facing food ration cuts in northern Kenya and

Innovation: UNHCR and Vodafone bring tablet-based learning to 18,000 Somali refugees

2014-10-09T12:00:00.000+03:00

Michael Mutinda, a teacher in one of Dadaab's primary schools shows his pupils how a tablet computer works. © UNHCR/D.Mwancha DADAAB, Kenya, October 9 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency and the Vodafone Foundation have this month opened centres equipped with mobile technology that will allow thousands of young Somalis to complement, supplement and further their studies in

An Eritrean refugee woman in Dadaab refugee camp recounts her separation from her 2-year old son

2014-06-25T12:30:00.000+03:00

Source:Tamuka News- Wednesday, 25 June 2014 12h25 Author: UNHCR's Duke Mwancha on Tamuka News www.tamuka.org Views expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily of Kosprins Lyrical Wax Dadaab, Kenya, June 2014 – Dellina*, an Eritrean woman in her thirties is one among hundreds of refugees relocated by the Kenyan authorities from Nairobi to Dadaab refugee

A Congolese couple relocated to Dadaab camps in May 2014 asks to be reunited with their children in Nairobi

2014-06-25T12:19:00.001+03:00

Source:Tamuka New- Wednesday, 25 June 2014 12h20 Author: UNHCR's Duke Mwancha on Tamuka News www.tamuka.org Views expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily of Kosprins Lyrical Wax DADAAB, Kenya, June 2014 – Philemon Bintu Rudaga, a Congolese refugee is worried about his four children, whom he was separated from when relocated by the authorities from Nairobi to

The power of radio helps ease the hardship of Somali refugee granny

2014-06-15T12:10:00.000+03:00

Source: UNHCR - Thu, 12 June 2014 16h05 Author: UNHCR http://www.unhcr.org/5399a4c96.html Views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Kosprins Lyrical Wax DADAAB, Kenya, June 11 (UNHCR) – In northern Kenya, a community radio station funded by UNHCR is working to help struggling refugees at camps in Dadaab, attracting donations from across the globe and

Former Somali refugees raise funds in Canada to build pre-school in Dadaab

2014-03-14T17:00:00.001+03:00

Source: UNHCR - Thu, 13 Mar 2014 01:05 AM Author: UNHCR Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Kosprins Lyrical Wax DADAAB, Kenya, March 13 (UNHCR) - Six years ago, Muuxi Adam met two friends in a coffee shop in the Canadian city of Winnipeg to talk about ways they could help other Somalis stuck in refugee camps in Africa

Service to Refugees in Kenya

2014-03-09T15:45:00.000+03:00

This is not one of those notes that are written to update people about one's whereabouts. It is rather my humble recognition that I am really blessed to be doing what I do. In deed, I am truly blessed to be among a few people with opportunities to serve refugees; urban refugees in Nairobi as well as refugees in Kakuma and Dadaab camps in Kenya. Dadaab where I have been for close to one

A Radio Live Show Reenergizes the Dadaab Refugee Community;

2013-10-03T11:13:00.001+03:00

A new innovative radio live show known as Gargaar has been established for refugees in Dadaab camps. Gargaar a Somali word for support is a daily broadcast from a studio based in Hagadera camp and wired live for two hours at Star FM between 8am and midday. The program has now been on air for about five weeks strictly addressing refugee issues. Star FM on which it plays is a huge network

Inspiring Ramadan Stories from Refugees in Dadaab Camps

2013-08-06T16:04:00.000+03:00

Ramadan Story 1 My name is Fardosa Mahamed Ibrahim. I am a 28 years old Oromo girl from Ethiopia. I am a Muslim and I am celebrating Ramadan this month. I am from Yavelow, Ethiopia, not far

A Refugee’s Pursuit for Livelihood

2013-07-23T08:39:00.000+03:00

Amani Kishonge Ruhimbana an entrepreneur, a French teacher and a community development worker has been a refugee in Kenya for six years. Amani who is now in his mid twenties flee his country DRC Congo in 2007 as a result of internal conflicts and insecurity. Despite his status as a refugee, he tells me he has never regarded himself as a helpless person. Instead, he is ever focused in

Our children are going to school but are they really learning?2

2012-03-07T15:50:00.000+03:00