In Kenyan Refugee Camp, Kids Turn To African Dance As Funding Cuts Drain Everything Else

In Kenyan Refugee Camp, Kids Turn To African Dance As Funding Cuts Drain Everything Else

“In Kakuma in northern Kenya, where more than 300,000 refugees’ livelihoods have been affected by funding cuts that have halved monthly food rations, the children use the Acholi traditional dance as a distraction from hunger and have perfected a survival skill to skip lunches as they stretch their monthly food rations.” – AP

US funding cuts threaten youth programmes at Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp

Kenya's northern Kakuma refugee camp is home to more than 300,000 people, who've fled conflict in dozens of east Africa countries. For the children there, traditional and modern dances are helping them to distract themselves, as they face an uncertain future due to funding cuts.