CategoriesMigrant NewsAccording to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), approximately 36,000 people initially crossed into Kenya from Ethiopia following clashes around Moyale, with women and children making up a significant proportion of those arriving. The agency warned that urgent humanitarian needs include food, safe drinking water, shelter, sanitation and healthcare. Thousands of people have fled across […]
CategoriesNarrativesBorn into hardship and raised in the shadow of displacement, Kayemba Latifuh — known by his stage name Fyntain — carries the story of a generation of young migrants who refuse to let circumstance silence their dreams. From Kiryandongo District, where he grew up under the care of his South Sudanese refugee uncle, to the […]
CategoriesMigrant News NarrativesIn Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda, women and men are reshaping traditional roles, proving that household chores and income generation are responsibilities to be shared rather than assigned by gender. For centuries, gender roles have been deeply ingrained in society, with men and women assigned specific responsibilities that were rarely questioned. However, societal development, changing family […]
CategoriesNarrativesOur peaceful life was shattered in 2010 when armed men invaded our home in Congo, killing my father and twin brother, Frank. We fled our home and embarked on a perilous journey to Uganda. My experiences as a refugee shaped my passion for helping others. The Narrative of Francois Bulambo alias ‘Golden Franks’ By Francois […]
CategoriesNarratives“…when you mention that you are a refugee, even the person that had respected you for the first time, they start seeing you as vulnerable there and then. You end up feeling too small…” I grew up in a refugee camp, and reintegration into mainstream society has never been easy. When I moved into Kampala, […]
