Danish Refugee Council Kenya Programme

24/09/2026

Protection is stronger when we work together. Strengthening protection for refugees and host communities requires more than individual interventions. It takes coordinated efforts, shared expertise, and a commitment to ensuring that people can access the support they need, when they need it.

The Refugee Protection Consortium Programme Management Unit (PMU), DRC’s Protection Coordinator and the DRC Global Protection Sector Lead, undertook a joint monitoring and technical support mission across Kakuma, Kalobeyei and Dadaab, engaging with refugees, host communities, consortium partners and key stakeholders.

Through field visits and discussions with communities and partners, the mission explored the realities facing displaced people and the protection services available to them. In Kalobeyei, overcrowding at the reception centre, which is hosting around 10,000 people against an intended capacity of 5,000, underscores the growing pressure on living conditions and the urgent need for adequate, dignified support.

The mission also provided an opportunity to strengthen the quality and coordination of protection programming, with discussions focused on reducing duplication, improving referral pathways, enhancing complementarity and reinforcing accountability to the communities we serve.

Through the consortium, partners work together to provide child protection, gender-based violence prevention and response, mental health and psychosocial support, legal aid, protection monitoring and assistance to people with specific needs. By connecting our expertise and resources, we can strengthen access to more coordinated, inclusive and effective protection services.

As humanitarian needs continue to grow and funding constraints place additional pressure on operations, strong partnerships are essential to protecting the safety, dignity and rights of displaced people and host communities.

Thank you to our partners and colleagues in Kakuma, Kalobeyei and Dadaab for their openness, commitment and collaboration throughout the mission.

This work is made possible with the support of the EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid

European Union in Kenya Refugee Consortium of Kenya - RCK HIAS KENYA NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council Terre des hommes Rehori

24/09/2026

From Protection Monitoring to Action. Last week, DRC Dadaab brought together UNHCR and humanitarian partners working across the Dadaab refugee camps to discuss findings from its latest Protection Monitoring exercise.

The session brought together partners working across protection, GBV and child protection, legal aid, safety and security, education, health, food security and livelihoods, and camp management.

But the conversation was about more than sharing findings. Partners reflected on emerging protection trends, validated what communities are experiencing, and identified opportunities for more coordinated action to address protection concerns affecting refugees, asylum seekers, vulnerable populations, and host communities in Dadaab.

For DRC, protection monitoring is not an end in itself. Evidence matters when it helps us understand what people are experiencing, strengthen coordination, and inform action.

By bringing partners together around shared evidence, we can support more responsive, accountable, and context-informed humanitarian programming.

From monitoring to evidence. From evidence to action.

24/09/2026

Invest in Peace. For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day. On 21 September, communities from across the Kenya–Uganda border came together at Lokiriama, Turkana County, to mark the International Day of Peace through a cross-border night vigil convened under the Karamoja Strong Programme.

Lokiriama is more than a meeting place. It is a historic site of peace and reconciliation between the Turkana and Karimojong communities, making it a powerful setting to reflect on what it takes to sustain peace across borders.

The gathering brought together elders, women, youth, peace committees, local leaders, reformed warriors, and partners to reflect on the drivers of insecurity and, importantly, identify practical ways communities can strengthen peace.

The youth sent a strong message: peace is also their responsibility.

Youth representatives committed to:
🔹 Establish mobile youth peace committees that can respond to emerging tensions and insecurity.
🔹 Strengthen cross-border coordination and sharing of timely information.
🔹 Map conflict hotspots and support targeted, inclusive dialogue.
🔹 Address underlying drivers of conflict, including hunger and competition over water and other resources.
🔹 Strengthen youth participation in peace processes and track progress on commitments.

The discussions also reaffirmed the importance of dialogue, shared resources, community accountability, and stronger collaboration across borders.

For DRC and our partners, investing in peace means investing in the people, relationships, and local structures that can sustain it, not only when tensions escalate, but every day.

From Lokiriama, the message is clear: peace is a shared responsibility, and lasting peace requires collective action.

21/09/2026

18/09/2026

Are you the Project Officer - Mentor we are looking for?

Do you have strong knowledge of core business areas such as strategic planning, financial management, marketing, and operations? Ability to conduct regular progress reviews and help entrepreneurs adjust plans and stay on track with their goals? Knowledge of the realities of doing business in refugee/camp or displacement-affected settings?

If so, you are the Project Officer - Mentor we are looking for; visit our website for the full job description & application guidelines.

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId=176809&DepartmentId=19013&MediaId=5

18/09/2026

Are you the Program Specialist - Master Trainer we are looking for?

Do you have three (3) years of experience and technical capacity in implementing BDS? Experience working with youth and vulnerable populations in refugee settings? Experience delivering Training of Trainers, including facilitation in multiple languages?

If so, you are the Program Specialist - Master Trainer we are looking for; visit our website for the full job description & application guidelines.

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId=176812&DepartmentId=19013&MediaId=5

18/09/2026

Are you the team leader we are looking for?

Do you have 8 years of experience in entrepreneurship programmes? 5 years of experience in business/entrepreneurship training and/or livelihoods programmes involving refugee communities? Demonstrated understanding of the Kenyan micro and small enterprise context, particularly in refugee settings?

If so, you are the team leader we are looking for; visit our website for the full job description & application guidelines.

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16/09/2026

Partnerships can make support more meaningful, especially for people navigating multiple barriers to safety, inclusion and self-reliance. In Kakuma and Kalobeyei, DRC Kenya and ORAM are working together to strengthen support for LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum seekers.

Through this collaboration, people who receive skills and vocational training through DRC can be referred to ORAM for seed funding and business support, helping create a pathway from skills development to livelihoods and greater economic independence.

As DRC Protection colleagues highlight, ORAM’s livelihood support complements protection, GBV and psychosocial support by strengthening economic resilience, self-reliance and dignity.

Danielle’s* story is one example of what this coordinated approach can make possible: from case management and counselling, to food production training, business support and, ultimately, establishing her own income-generating activity.

It is a reminder that effective humanitarian response is strengthened when organisations bring their different expertise together, and when support is connected around the needs and aspirations of the people we serve.

We value our partnership with ORAM and the continued collaboration to ensure LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum seekers in Kakuma and Kalobeyei can access complementary support and opportunities to build more secure and dignified lives.

Read the full story here: https://www.oramrefugee.org/post/the-power-of-partnership-how-oram-and-the-danish-refugee-council-are-supporting-lgbtiq-refugees-in

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Across the humanitarian sector, organizations supporting displaced communities are facing a difficult moment. For LGBTIQ-serving organizations, this challenge is especially urgent. LGBTIQ refugees and asylum seekers routinely face overlapping barriers to safety, stability, mental health support, liv...

16/09/2026

Preparing early. Acting early. Building resilience. The Garissa County Government, together with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and partners, convened a four-day Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) workshop in Dadaab to strengthen preparedness for the October–November–December (OND) 2026 rainfall season.

Supported by DRC through the European Union-funded ABLI-G II project, the workshop brought together government, technical agencies, humanitarian and development partners to translate seasonal forecasts into practical early actions, sector advisories, and coordinated preparedness measures.

The message is simple: anticipate risks, act early, and protect lives, livelihoods, and communities.

But preparedness works best when we act together. We call on government, humanitarian and development partners, the private sector, and communities to strengthen collaboration, share information, and invest in early action that builds resilience before crises hit.

Together, we can turn early warnings into early action.

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14/09/2026

A step towards sustainable, government-led business support in Dadaab. Garissa County Governor Nathif Jama Adam unveiled the Transition and Institutionalisation Committee for the Dadaab Biashara Huduma Centre, marking an important step towards transitioning the One Stop Shop model to a sustainable, County-led mechanism.

The model, supported by DRC through the European Union in Kenya funding under the Area Based Livelihoods Initiative Garissa ABLIG project, has helped connect refugees, host communities and MSMEs to enterprise support and economic opportunities.

The transition reflects the power of local ownership and partnerships in strengthening government systems and advancing the Shirika Plan.

As the County builds on the model, the goal is clear: stronger systems, greater economic inclusion, and sustainable pathways to self-reliance for refugees and host communities.