Kakuma is a town in northwestern Turkana County, Kenya. It is the site of a UNHCR refugee camp, established in 1992.[1] The population of Kakuma town was 60,000 in 2014, having grown from around 8,000 in 1990. In 1991, the camp was established to host unaccompanied minors who had fled the war in Sudan, Somalia and from camps in Ethiopia. It was estimated that there were 12,000 "lost boys and girls" who had fled here via Egypt in 1990/91.[2]
Kakuma is situated in the second poorest region in Kenya and as a result of this poverty, there are ongoing tensions between the refugees and the local community that has occasionally resulted in violence. Compared to the wider region, the Kakuma camp has better health facilities and a higher percentage of children in full-time education, which resulted in a general notion that the refugees were better off than the locals. The host community is composed largely of nomadic pastoralists who stick to their traditions and do not co-operate with refugees. Camp is becoming a normal part of the regional socio-economic landscape and a part of livelihood options available in the region. Kakuma is one of two large refugee camps in Kenya; the second and bigger one is Dadaab.
Malnutrition, communicable disease outbreaks, and malaria are all ongoing problems, while donor support has faltered due to conflicts in other parts of the world.[3] Many people in Kakuma are long-term refugees, living in hopelessness and desperation. The situation is particularly bad for young people.[4] Many of the refugees hope to leave Kakuma for third country resettlement in another country. For example, the "Lost Boys of Sudan" were a special group who were resettled from the camp to the United States.
^"Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement - UNHCR Kenya". UNHCR. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
^"Tens of thousands of Sudanese child refugees fled their country to reach safety". D+C. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^"Food Supplies Dwindle at Kenya Refugee Camp; IRC Raises Concern in Washington". International Rescue Committee. 4 June 2002. Archived from the original on 3 October 2005.
^Raphael Sungu (15 January 2016). "Frozen lives Kakuma is known too to have raised many people of value who apparently back to their home countries especially South Sudan". D+C Development and Cooperation. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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