The reflections shared below come from our research for a recently published REF study mapping the pathways to employment and entrepreneurship for refugees in Kenya. Conflict disrupts family dynamics, education, and work. For many asylum seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs),
According to the UNHCR, Kenya has one of the largest refugee populations in Africa, hosting over 520,000 refugees and asylum seekers. This includes more than 278,000 people from Somalia and close to 133,000 from South Sudan, some 47,000 from the
Nairobi, 28 September 2021. Forced displacement has increased to an immense scale over the past decade, with developing countries, particularly those in Africa, bearing the brunt of the crisis. Africa currently hosts the highest number of people forced to flee