Kakuma Camp lies in the heart of Turkana
County, in northwestern Kenya. It was established in 1992 to serve
Sudanese refugees and has expanded ever since to take in people fleeing
war from across Africa. It hosts around 185,000 refugees from South
Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, the DRC, Eritrea, Uganda, and Rwanda.
Kakuma Refugee Camp will host the first-ever TEDx event at a refugee
camp. The event will take place under a tent at a school in the camp,
with an audience of refugees as well as a number of high-profile guests
from Nairobi and beyond. It will also be live-streamed on large screens
at Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps.
The small city of thatched-roof huts and mud-brick shelters hosts
over 185,000 refugees from countries affected by conflicts like South
Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, the DRC, Eritrea, Uganda, and Rwanda.
Children are the most affected by conflict, and over 76 percent of the
forcibly displaced are reportedly women and children. An innovative
model settlement Kalobeyei is being built, where refugees share
services, engage in farming and incubate businesses together with the
host community.
The event is organized by the support of organizations like Safaricom, H&M Foundation, UNHCR and many others.