This project addresses the unique challenges older refugees and asylum seekers face in Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps in Northern Kenya. These camps host over 4,000 refugees who experience a range of vulnerabilities, including isolation, inadequate health care, and limited social support. This project aligns with Kenya's national guidelines on older adults' well-being and the WHO's Decade of Healthy Ageing objectives. The project will train caregivers to better assist older refugees.
A recent WHO report on the United Nations Progress Report on the Decade of Health Ageing, 2021-2023, emphasizes that resources for working towards healthy aging remain limited and that more commitment and investment are crucial. The report further states that concerted and accelerated action is urgently needed to support healthy aging in low-and middle-income countries, where 80% of the world's older population will reside by 2050. This underscores the urgent need for such interventions.
This project empowers older refugees, youth, and women in Kakuma and Kalobeyei through skills training in poultry farming, gardening, soap making, and freelancing. It supports VSLAs for financial resilience, mentors small businesses, and improves food security. A participatory needs assessment will guide sustainable care solutions for older persons, creating long-term impact and reducing economic dependency in refugee communities.
This project aims to empower 500 youth and women, with 70% starting or growing businesses, and establish 10 savings groups to boost income and food security. It supports 4,100+ older refugees in Kakuma and Kalobeyei to age with dignity and better well-being. Long-term, it will strengthen community resilience, expand to host communities, and replicate the model in Dadaab and other refugee areas across Kenya and the region.
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