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About Kakuma Refugee Camp - 1 views

kanere.org/about-kakuma-refugee-camp

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shared by Hazel S on 07 Mar 13 - No Cached

It was established in 1992 to serve Sudanese refugees,
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The local Kenyan population is largely comprised of nomadic pastoralists from the Turkana community.
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Life in the semi-arid desert environment of Kakuma is rather challenging. The area has always been full of problems: dust storms, high temperatures, poisonous spiders, snakes, and scorpions, outbreaks of malaria, cholera, and other hardships. The average daytime temperature is 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
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“Anyone confined to a place like Kakuma is rendered automatically dependent on some form of hand-out” (2000, p. 23). 
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KANERE said, on January 13, 2009 at 7:44 pm It is difficult to provide a comprehensive response to this excellent query. Generally speaking, Kenyans living in other areas of Kenya a) have never heard of Kakuma Camp; b) have heard of it but assume it is located in Sudan; or c) know the camp as the “place for lots of refugees.” Those who are well aware of the situation consider Kakuma to be a difficult place to live, for both refugees and locals. Some Kenyans view refugee camps as a danger to national security. Others view camps as worthy humanitarian endeavors. Interestingly, many NGO and UNHCR staff working in Kakuma Refugee Camp look upon Kakuma as an extreme hardship zone and eagerly await placement to new (urban) job locations. This despite their lavish living conditions as compared to refugees.
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Hazel S on 07 Mar 13

Another Kakuma website. Very useful for details, like the environment. It is outdated though.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another Kakuma website. Very useful for details, like the environment. It is outdated though. </div>

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