Blog post by Natalia Alvarado, East Africa Camp Coordinator

Yesterday was such a beautiful and inspiring day as we celebrated World Refugee Day with the Congolese community living in Kayole, Nairobi, Kenya under the theme “One family torn apart by war is too many.”

Refugees United presented the event in collaboration with several other organizations including Jesuit Refugee Service, Heshima, Don Bosco, TUSA, Catholic Secretariat, and Faraja Foundation. We even had a few representatives from the Kenyan government present, enjoying the celebrations along side the rest of us. 

The event kicked off with a mass at the Divine World Parish church and was followed by a number of presentations by different refugee groups. These included the Congolese Choir, Kayole Choir, the Rwandese dancing group, Kivuli Kabiria, and the Burundian drumming and dancing group Hoza, sponsored by Refugees United.

It was indeed a beautiful event, raising awareness about refugee issues and celebrating the different rich cultures, who are living together side-by-side in Nairobi, Kenya.

Picture caption: Hoza dance group sponsored by Refugees United