Kakuma Refugee Youth Camp
Youth are among the most underserved refugee populations. Their lives and identities are as complicated. Their lives are filled with challenges, including a struggle to keep hope alive while growing up in a forgotten refugee camp. Refugee churches play a critical role in their spiritual and social development. Refugee Youth Camp brings diverse kids together for 3-4 days of intense investment into their lives by pastors in the refugee camp and from 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 Opportunity
Give 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. The 2025 Refugee Youth Camp is planned for August. We are praying for financial partners to join with us to make it possible!
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 ethnic and tribal identities 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 bring together up to 250 youth for 3-4 days of camp in Kakuma at their KISOM ministry center.
The Strategy
Our partner, United Refugee and Host Churches (URHC) in Kakuma plans and runs the camp. Funding comes from generous people like you and from churches with a passion to invest in youth.
Click here for a story from Refugee Youth Camp 2024!
The Progress
IAFR financial partners sponsored 8 annual refugee youth camps between 2015 - 2024! The Covid pandemic made it impossible to hold camp in 2020 and 2021. Youth camp resumed in 2022 and IAFR financial partners continues to help make it happen every year in August.
