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Life in Kakuma Refugee Camp

Kakuma refugee camp was organized to protect and shelter the "lost boys" as they fled Sudan for the second time in 1992. Since that time, it has grown rapidly and serves a diverse population of refugees, including Sudanese, Somalis and Ethiopians. Staff from CWS/IRP visited Kakuma camp in September 2000. They had an opportunity to speak with many of the "lost boys" who were resettled in the U.S. the following year.

Photo: UNHCR Two lost boys construct a "Tukul," or hut, which will be their home in Kakuma camp.   Photo: CWS Dwellings in Kakuma camp. Photo: CWS Classroom for young people in Kakuma camp		Photo: CWS The welcome center at Kakuma, where newly-arriving refugees are processed.
		Photo: CWS CWS staff with the "Lost Boys" Photo: CWS Drawing by one of the "Lost Boys" about their travels to and from Sudan

Lost Boys home • Background • Life in Kakuma Camp • Resettlement in the US

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