Dadaab Refuge Camp Kenya

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“Where else should we go?” Life in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp

By Sarah Easter · June 20, 2023

The Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya is home to three times the population it was designed for when it opened 30 years ago. Today, in addition to the 330,000 people living inside the camp, over 135,000 people live outside the official part of the camp, in makeshift huts made from old clothes and branches from bushes.

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20 Stories That Inspired Us in 2020

By CARE Staff · December 18, 2020

In a difficult year, these stories offered hope, strength and inspiration.

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Meet the Humanitarians who are Real Life Heroes

By Jacky Habib · August 18, 2020

CARE Vanuatu’s Marie Toto understands the unique needs of remote communities in times of crisis.

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Dadaab: CARE welcomes news of a postponed deadline for closure

November 17, 2016

NAIROBI- (November 17, 2016)- CARE in Kenya is welcoming the announcement of the Kenyan government to postpone the closure of the Dadaab refugee camps.“There are still more than 275,000 refugees living in the world’s largest camp. Many are afraid to return to their home country, given insecurity in Somalia,” says CARE Country Director Bogdan Dumitru.

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World Toilet Day: Water and sanitation crucial in long-term crises

November 17, 2016

Women and girls face greatest risks / Additional funding needed to meet refugees’ needs in DadaabNAIROBI (November 17, 2016) - To mark this year’s World Toilet Day CARE is calling for increased global funding to ensure access to clean and safe water and sanitation facilities for over 275,000 people in Dadaab, Kenya. Since the announcement of the

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Women’s Refugee Commission honors CARE volunteer for courage, longtime service to Somali refugees

April 30, 2015

Somali refugee Adey Ali Dahir receives 2015 Voices of Courage award for more than 20 years of work protecting the safety of women and girls in Kenya’s Dagahaley refugee camp. NEW YORK (April 30, 2015) — New York City-based Women’s Refugee Commission will honor CARE volunteer Adey Ali Dahir (“Mama Adey”) during its 2015 Voices

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“One Year On, We Must Turn This Cycle Around”

July 23, 2012

Food insecurity and conflict still a threat for the Horn of Africa, Dadaab refugee camp running out of fundingNAIROBI (July 13, 2012) – One year on from the devastating drought and famine that affected more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa region, CARE is calling on governments and donors to take action

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