Oct 6 11
Dadaab, Aug. 2011
Descending through the thin layer of clouds, the arid landscape of Dadaab appears below, pockmarked by the blue tents of the UNHCR hosting weary refugees. As we approach the short landing strip, the warm winds rising rattle the little propeller plane, dipping the wings on either side. Having left behind chilly Nairobi at 6 am, the warmth of Dadaab is a brief respite for my freezing toes, though soon, I, along with everyone else, wish for cooler weather – even during this winter “chill.” I disembark with a flurry of butterflies and head off to greet our partners, the wonderful…
Mar 4 11
The Brazilian Red Cross people tracing forms with Refugees United stickers. Thanks to the great work from our São Paulo Office in Brazil, this is what Alexandra Aparicio, our Latin America Manager had to say: The Brazilian Red Cross people tracing forms now include information on Refugees United. The round green sticker contains the search engine website and mobile tool addresses. Our partner will help us raise awareness on Refugees United and spread the word around the world, since the forms are sent to various countries! 🙂 It looks great. Don’t forget, if you want to help us, spread awareness like…
May 7 10
Jambo!
We arrived in Nairobi yesterday, all excited about the coming week. Over the next seven days, we are going to kick-start the East Africa outreach project with our many committed partners here in Kenya. So, we started out today with a fruitful and super-productive planning meeting with our main partners from the Refugee Consortium Kenya (RCK). We made serious progress in drafting a results-oriented plan of action, so that we can start the process of assisting refugees here in Nairobi and in the Dadaab camp in registering onto the platform. We are amazed by the level of engagement and commitment from…
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