We discussed the 6+ year freeze on registering refugees in #Kenya and the impacts on their health and safety, the chronic strain on #refugee -led organisations trying to provide safe shelter, protection and livelihood options, and the dangers of living as an LGBTQIA+ person in #Kakuma & Nairobi.
When queer refugees are supported, community thrives. At Free Block Creatives, we gather to share, heal, and celebrate joy while advocating for safety, dignity, and sustained support for LGBTQ+ refugees. 🌈🏳️⚧️
#QueerJoy #LGBTQRefugees #CommunityLed #Kakuma
@roarrefugees.bsky.social @amnesty.org
🧵 Since we first met & interviewed nine lesbians in the #Kakuma refugee camp, we have walked alongside them & their sisters through moments of hope & far too many hardships.
Read more of their stories on our campaign page ➡️ filia.org.uk/kakuma-campaign
#16Days #16DaysOfActivism #NoWomanLeftBehind
At the #FiLiA2025 closing, our sisters from #Kakuma joined us via a live Zoom and as always, there is so much to learn from them – their resilience and their compassion and above all, their unwavering #Sisterhood and #Solidarity
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#16Days #16DaysOfActivism #NoWomenLeftBehind
#US and #Western #aid cuts have left hundreds of thousands of #refugees in #Kenya’s #Kakuma camp facing #hunger, #disease, and rising #violence — a stark sign of how Trump’s policies are rippling through the world’s most #vulnerable communities.
Watch "Rovina's Choice," a 20-minute documentary on how cuts to US foreign aid shaped Rovina Naboi's world, forcing her into a choice no mother should have to make.
#NewYorker #RovinasChoice #USAID #MarcoRubio #Documentary #Film #SouthSudan #Kakuma #Kenya #Malnutrition #ForeignAid #Impact #Trump
When conflict disrupts systems, girls lose more than safety—they lose access to dignity.
As of 2024, 1.5B people lack basic sanitation. In #Kakuma, unequal access to water and soap makes managing menstruation nearly impossible, exposing girls to serious health risks.
Living in Kakuma Refugee Camp or South Sudan as an LGBTQ individual is a harsh reality. Fleeing persecution from our home countries, we often face discrimination and violence within the camps as well.
We are a vulnerable group, often lacking basic necessities .
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#LGBTQrefugees #Kakuma #Refugee
Thanks everyone who joined us for a powerful webinar, where our Sisters told us about the struggle of being a Lesbian refugee in the #Kakuma camp and the successes for those who we have helped resettle in #Canada.
Read more & how you can help here:
🔗 filia.org.uk/kakuma-campaign
Want to make a difference? Help African refugees help themselves. Give two minutes of your time to understand why this matters today. Thank you for your kind attention.
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#RefugeeSupport #FoodSecurity #Kakuma #SustainableAgriculture #CommunityLed #Kenya #FoodForest #HumanRights
🌱 Powerful presentation from Kakuma refugee camp: African refugees are creating a food forest to train 1,000 people in sustainable agriculture and end food insecurity.
#RefugeeSupport #FoodSecurity #Kakuma #SustainableAgriculture #CommunityLed #Kenya #FoodForest #HumanRights
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Au camp de réfugiés de #Kakuma au #Kenya la police à réprimé une manifestation pour protester contre des conditions de vie dégradées
An amazing update with HUGE THANKS!!
Donate to our #Kakuma sisters here, if you are comfortably able:
🔗 filia.org.uk/kakuma-campaign
#Sisterhood and #Solidarity 🫂
If we manage to raise more than that, any excess will go to supporting our other sisters as part of the #Kakuma campaign, but we need to move swiftly to keep them safe and get them out of #Uganda.
🔗 filia.enthuse.com/Kakuma-campa...
Please do help if you can! Thank you 🫂
"Help the orphans of Kakuma!
BLAC VISION is proud to support the orphans of the Kakuma refugee camp. We provide care, education, and opportunities to help them achieve their potential #Kakuma #Orphans #BLACVISION #HumanitarianAid"
@msf.bsky.social @oxfamamerica.bsky.social @unicefmedia.bsky.social @hrw.org -
300,000 refugees at #Kakuma are starving. Rations cut to $7/mth.
Your voice + your network = lives saved. Please don't let this crisis go unnoticed.
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#KakumaFamine #USAIDCuts #RefugeeCrisis
Over 700K refugees in #Kenya’s #Kakuma & #Dadaab camps and #Kalobeyei Settlement are affected by the devastating cuts in humanitarian aid by the U.S. and other donor governments, trying to survive on just 28% of their full food rations.
Marcel Berlinghoff und ich haben hierfür Fred Nyongesa Ikanda, Maseno University, Kenya, interviewt und über die Rolle von #Kakuma und #Dadaab für die kenianische Flüchtlingspolitik, ihre Geschichte sowie die aktuellen Entwicklungen in Bezug auf den 2021 Refugee Act und den Shirika-Plan gesprochen.
Girls in Kenya's #Kakuma refugee camp are particularly hard hit by U.S. aid cuts as period supplies run out, food is cut. Farai Shawn Matiashe reports for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Though I don't post often, I'll try to surface LGBTQIA+ movements centred on and based Here (i.e. #GlobalSouth) for #PrideMonth.
Kakuuma Queers, on Bluesky as @kakuumaqueers.bsky.social, help LGBTQIA+ in the #Kakuma refugee camp in #Kenya.
They need support.
Humanity™ are our LGBTQIA+ siblings.
Today, over 800K refugees live in camps like #Dadaab & #Kakuma or reside in urban areas. #Kenya’s Shirika Plan aims to transform refugee support by shifting from aid to long-term development.
#Kenya has hosted refugees for 30+ years—today, over 843K live in camps like #Dadaab & #Kakuma or reside in urban areas.
In March, the government launched the Shirika Plan, which aims to transform refugee support by shifting from aid to long-term development.
Some good 👏👏👏 news:
#Kenya |n government has officially launched its #ShirikaPlan. Refugee camps #Dadaab and #Kakuma should become self-reliant integrated settlements, allowing refugees and host communities to live and work side by side.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
Our newest graduates - 52 young people in #Kakuma Camp, Kenya and Jordan recently completed their Global Secondary Diploma, the first secondary education programme in the world designed with and for refugee youth. What makes an Amala graduation so special? 👉 www.amalaeducation.org/news-blog/gs...
#USAID Cut: Refugees in Kenya’s #Kakuma Camp Face Severe Food, Water Shortages. Kakuma Refugee Camp is home to over 800,000 refugees who’ve fled due to conflict. #Felon47 @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @barackobama.bsky.social
#medicaid
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Traditional aid in refugee camps keeps people alive—but not empowered. At AReL, we train refugees in digital marketing & front-end development to break the cycle of dependency. They're not asking for handouts—they’re ready to work. 💻
Hire talent with purpose.
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In Gorom, South Sudan, a community of LGBTI+ refugees fleeing Uganda is struggling without food or aid, hoping for a better future. This is their story.
All the money the song generates will be sent to the #refugees of #Gorom and #Kakuma.
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En Gorom(Sudán del Sur) una comunidad de refugiados LGBTI+ malvive sin alimentos ni ayuda, esperando un futuro mejor.
Todo el dinero que la canción genere, será enviado a los #refugiados de #Gorom y #Kakuma. Ayuda a difundirlo
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