Kenya

A Way Forward as Aid Cuts Threaten Progress for Refugee Integration in Kenya

Recent aid cuts in Kenya will undermine refugee-led organizations, which are critical to building a more effective and sustainable response.

What is needed to further realize refugee access to the labor market in Kenya?

The direct impacts of the cuts are already shown aid groups are reducing staff or closing their doors altogether, and assistance is being reduced.

Kenya can fully realize the potential of the Refugee Act 2021 and create a more inclusive and self-reliant refugee population.

Kenya’s proposed Shirika Plan offers a unique opportunity to dismantle many of the barriers refugee women face.

Kenya’s national and local governments, donors, and humanitarian agencies can support refugee-led adaptation to climate change.

Kenya’s shift away from an encampment refugee policy and towards economic integration needs sustained funding and expertise.

The success of Kenya’s model will send a positive signal to other refugee-hosting countries that refugees are not a burden.

Kenya plans to turn its giant Kakuma and Dadaab camps into more open and integrated settlements, helping refugees access jobs and services.

As policymakers in Kenya continue to implement the new Refugee Act, they can learn from models other countries have adopted.