Refugee Youth Camp

Helping people survive and recover from forced displacement

IAFR sponsors an annual refugee youth camp in kakuma, kenya.

The Need

Youth are among the most under served refugee populations. Their lives and identities are as complicated as their lives are challenging. Refugee churches play a critical role in their spiritual and social development. Refugee Youth Camp brings diverse kids together for four days of intense investment into their lives by pastors in the refugee camp and the surrounding host community.

$2,500 makes it possible to rent suitable space and provide food to meet the needs of up to 250 youth for 4 days of camp in Kakuma.

The Strategy

Our partner, United Refugee and Host Churches (URHC) in Kakuma plans and runs the camp.

Funding primarily comes from generous churches and individuals.

We would be thrilled to diversify and expand the support base of this important investment in the lives of refugee youth.

Progress

IAFR financial partners sponsored seven annual refugee youth camps between 2015 - 2023. The Covid pandemic made it impossible to hold camp in 2020 and 2021.

Location Served

The Goal

Refugee youth will be encouraged to hold fast to their faith in Jesus and live lives of service and integrity. Youth Camp is an important affirmation of their value to the church and community. As campers represent diverse ethnicity and tribes in the refugee camp, Youth Camp helps them discover that their shared identity in Christ transcends all other identities, including those that might otherwise be a source of hostility.

Financial Goal:
$2500/annually makes it possible for our refugee partner, United Refugee and Host Churches (URHC) to rent suitable space and provide food to meet the needs of up to 250 youth for 4 days of camp in Kakuma.

Opportunities

Give
Donate to this project to stand in solidarity with the youth in Kakuma refugee camp. Your gift will help them go to camp - and serve as a tangible expression of God's goodness in their lives.

Pray
Refugee Youth Camp is held in April or August every year. Let's pray that this time of fellowship, learning and fun would truly encourage our refugee brothers and sisters.

IMPLEMENTING Partner

United Refugee and Host Churches, Kakuma Kenya

Watch this!

Tom Albinson made this video during an annual Refugee Youth Camp in Kakuma. That year we helped our refugee partner agency rent the Angelina Jolie Primary School for Girls in Kakuma as the venue for youth camp.

Duration: 1 minute.

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