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Kakuma

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Kakuma town is located in Turkana District, in the northwestern region of Kenya. Kakuma is the Swahili word for nowhere, epitomizing the seclusion of the area. The reality of modern life within Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. This is not a temporary tent settlement; it is a permanent home, with urban areas, a cyber cafe, fancy Ethiopian restaurant, and a refugee run newspaper. The town has hosted the Kakuma Refugee Camp since 1992. This camp serves over 70,000 people from neighbouring countries that have been at war for a long time. A majority are from southern Sudan, some from Somalia and the last major group from Ethiopia.

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Kakuma Camp

These are portraits of life in Kakuma Camp - a refugee camp which has turned into more of a permanent home, with urban areas, a cyber cafe, fancy...

by Ian MacLellan in Kenya on 21/07/2009

Society

Refugee Free Press at Kakuma Camp

Kakuma Refugee Camp is up in the long forgotten, far North of Kenya, nine hours up the only road that hasn’t been fixed up in a decade. The camp is...

by Ian MacLellan in Kenya on 17/07/2009

21/07/2009 - Kakuma Camp - Kenya - These are portraits of life in Kakuma...
17/07/2009 - Refugee Free Press at Kakuma Camp - Kenya - Kakuma Refugee Camp is up in the long...

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Refugee Free Press at Kakuma Camp

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Refugee Free Press at Kakuma Camp

Kakuma Refugee Camp is up in the long forgotten, far North of Kenya, nine hours up the only road that hasn’t been fixed up in a decade. The camp is an active town among the harsh, arid ...
by Ian MacLellan, on 17th of July 2009
Kakuma Camp

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Kakuma Camp

These are portraits of life in Kakuma Camp - a refugee camp which has turned into more of a permanent home, with urban areas, a cyber cafe, fancy Ethiopian restaurant, and a refugee run...
by Ian MacLellan, on 21st of July 2009

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