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The Semi-Formal Economy of Kakuma Refugee Camp

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In the heart of Turkana County, near Kenya’s northwestern border with South Sudan, lies Kakuma Refugee Camp – home to 299,884 refugees. This sprawling settlement is a landscape not just of displacement but of resilience and enterprise, as beneath the dusty skyline and corrugated rooftops, refugee-run businesses are quietly transforming the social and economic fabric of the camp. Beauty salons hum with customers. Electronics shops brim with impor…

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The Semi-Formal Economy of Kakuma Refugee Camp

In the heart of Turkana County, near Kenya’s northwestern border with South Sudan, lies Kakuma Refugee Camp – home to 299,884 refugees. This sprawling settlement is a landscape not just of displacement but of resilience and enterprise, as beneath the dusty skyline and corrugated rooftops, refugee-run businesses are quietly transforming the social and economic fabric of the camp. Beauty salons hum with customers. Electronics shops brim with impor…

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