I have recently been given the amazing opportunity to visit Kakuma refugee camp in September to run art workshops for children in the camp with help from the charity My Start and WWEP

Located in remote northwest of Kenya, Kakuma refugee camp was established in 1992 in response to wars and violence in the region. The camp population presently includes around 240,000 women, children and men from a range of cultures that have come to seek protection from wars, famine, drought, political persecution, and violence. Kakuma is among the largest refugee camps in the world.

As well as delivering workshops, I spent time visiting various schools in the camp to see with my own eyes the difficulties that teachers and students face. Whilst all residents in the camps are provided with free education to secondary level, there is a shortage of funds to provide adequate facilities. The majority of classrooms are made from mud and brick and are poorly ventilated. Many have no electricity and number of students in each class is u to 200.  

 One of the schools I visited, Malakal, has recently benefited from new classrooms built by WWEP. I interviewed teachers and students who were all bursting with gratitude. Please donate to help build classrooms in more schools to ease overcrowding and to provide a better educational experience for teachers and learners.