Jun 20 14
Pilot Project in Kakuma Refugee Camp Culminates in Short Films by Refugees, for Refugees
June 20, 2014 – Refugees United (REFUNITE) and FilmAid International are pleased to announce the launch of three short films produced in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The three films, released in Sudanese Arabic, Somali, and French, show how separated refugee families can take the search for missing loved ones into their own hands through a mobile device and through the REFUNITE family reconnection platform. ”Everyone has a right to know where their family is,” said Ida Jeng, Director of Global Communication and Strategy of REFUNITE. ”The families we serve have survived terrible hardship. Our goal is to focus on…
May 28 14
Six Reflections from the Tech Team’s Trip to Kakuma
May 28, 2014 — REFUNITE’s mobile platform has always been refined and modified on the ground, encouraging the refugees who registered with us to share their ideas and allowing our staff to meet their changing needs. Though the years, Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya has served as an unofficial lab where we test new features and solicit the opinions of the refugees using our platform. That’s why our Copenhagan-based IT Director Julie Rix Bagger and Nairobi-based User Experience Designer Henry Ngari recently traveled to Kakuma Refugee Camp: to learn from the refugees themselves. They were able to touch base with…
Dec 9 13
Refugees United and FilmAid to Screen Films in Refugee Camps Across Africa
Family separation represents an often-overlooked emotional burden facing the estimated 45 million people forcibly displaced by war, conflict, or disaster. In addition to the homes they have been forced to leave behind, a staggering percentage lose contact with friends and family in their scramble for food, shelter and safety. Refugees United and FilmAid have partnered to produce a new TV campaign for separated refugee families. This pilot project aims to harness the power of television to reconnect separated refugee families. Filming interviews in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya, where Refugees United maintains a mobile family-tracing programme, together with the…
Sep 30 13
The Emmanuel Jal event in Kakuma Refugee Camp was a huge success! More than 18,000 refugees came to hear the performance. Pictured with the Refugees United team above, Emmanuel Jal is a staunch advocate for Refugees United and spoke about the importance of online family tracing at the event. More here: https://refunite.tumblr.com/post/62418802926/emmanuel-jal-to-highlight-refugees-united-on-we-want
Apr 19 13
Refugees United Kakuma Camp Coordinator and outreach volunteers learn how to access and operate the platform www.refunite.org Refugees United and Kenya Red Cross outreach volunteer registers two women in her community. One woman is looking for her Nephew and the other is looking for her daughter. Refugees United and Kenya Red Cross outreach volunteer found someone she believes to be her sister during the training! Refugees United and Kenya Red Cross outreach volunteers register a Somali woman from their community who has been searching for her brother for ten years. By Guest blogger Rebecca Wainess, East Africa Project Coordinator. This…
Aug 30 11
John’s story (In pic from left to right : Martin from RCK, John, Vladimir from Refugees United) The man standing in the middle of the picture is named John. He lives in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. He was forced to flee his hometown during the post election period in 2008 and was then placed in Kakuma Camp leaving behind family members and friends. John has been searching for his 2 sons and has not heard from them in years. He was very excited to hear about Refugees United’s plan to help people reconnect and is eager to create his account. John says: “Refugees United is my only…
Apr 28 11
Kakuma team A Kakuma team member in the shade Kakuma team with umbrellas Kakuma team in debate Dadaab team gets T-shirts The Dadaab Team’s T-shirt detail Dadaab Hagader monitors in formation Dadaab Ifo monitors The Refugees United Teams at work in Kakuma & Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya!
Jan 4 11
Kakuma We are expanding with Refugees Consortium Kenya (RCK) into Kakuma. You can view more images on our blog
Oct 29 10
Village meeting Local leaders listen Refugees United introducing the project Engaging the community in the discussion Talking with community members Pictures from our recent visit to Kakuma refugee camp.
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