The Economics of Hosting Refugees : A Host Community Perspective from Turkana
In 1991, thousands of South Sudanese boys walked into Kenya. Having fled war in their own countries, about 20 thousand of these "lost boys" first tried taking refuge in Ethiopia. With no real options to stay, many were killed on their wal...
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okr-10986-262692021-05-25T08:58:30Z The Economics of Hosting Refugees : A Host Community Perspective from Turkana Alix-Garcia, Jennifer Artuc, Erhan Onder, Harun refugees Kakuma Turkana encampment settlement In 1991, thousands of South Sudanese boys walked into Kenya. Having fled war in their own countries, about 20 thousand of these "lost boys" first tried taking refuge in Ethiopia. With no real options to stay, many were killed on their walk back to South Sudan or while attempting to swim the crocodile infested River Gilo, before entering Kenya. Between 7 thousand and 10 thousand were estimated to have made it alive to Kenya at that time, with no possessions besides the clothes on their back. The arrival of these "lost boys" eventually transformed how the Kenyan Government approached the issue of refugees. The Government had allowed for the integration of arriving refugees into the Kenyan population up until that point. The arrival of these "lost boys" marked the beginning of the encampment strategy in Kenya. From that point onwards, the refugee screening process was turned over from the Kenyan government to the United Nations High Commission for Refugess (UNHCR) . The boys were initially housed in a temporary camp located closer to the Sudanese border, in the town of Lokichogio. In June of 1002, the camp was relocated farther south to Kakuma Town, in the central Turkana region, where it has remained since. Flash-forward 35 years, with more than 180 thousand refuges, the Kakuma Refugee Camp stands as one of the largest urban settlements on the plains of Turkana. The camp currently houses individuals from different nationalities, primarily Sudanese, Somalis and Ethiopians. There is a significant internal economy of goods and services, bolstered by the goods (especially food) and public services provided by international organizations. 2017-03-15T17:03:34Z 2017-03-15T17:03:34Z 2017-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/695271488823317264/The-economics-of-hosting-refugees-a-host-community-perspective-from-Turkana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26269 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Kenya |
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In 1991, thousands of South Sudanese
boys walked into Kenya. Having fled war in their own
countries, about 20 thousand of these "lost boys"
first tried taking refuge in Ethiopia. With no real options
to stay, many were killed on their walk back to South Sudan
or while attempting to swim the crocodile infested River
Gilo, before entering Kenya. Between 7 thousand and 10
thousand were estimated to have made it alive to Kenya at
that time, with no possessions besides the clothes on their
back. The arrival of these "lost boys" eventually
transformed how the Kenyan Government approached the issue
of refugees. The Government had allowed for the integration
of arriving refugees into the Kenyan population up until
that point. The arrival of these "lost boys"
marked the beginning of the encampment strategy in Kenya.
From that point onwards, the refugee screening process was
turned over from the Kenyan government to the United Nations
High Commission for Refugess (UNHCR) . The boys were
initially housed in a temporary camp located closer to the
Sudanese border, in the town of Lokichogio. In June of 1002,
the camp was relocated farther south to Kakuma Town, in the
central Turkana region, where it has remained since.
Flash-forward 35 years, with more than 180 thousand refuges,
the Kakuma Refugee Camp stands as one of the largest urban
settlements on the plains of Turkana. The camp currently
houses individuals from different nationalities, primarily
Sudanese, Somalis and Ethiopians. There is a significant
internal economy of goods and services, bolstered by the
goods (especially food) and public services provided by
international organizations. |
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Alix-Garcia, Jennifer Artuc, Erhan Onder, Harun |
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Alix-Garcia, Jennifer Artuc, Erhan Onder, Harun |
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Alix-Garcia, Jennifer |
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The Economics of Hosting Refugees : A Host Community Perspective from Turkana |
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The Economics of Hosting Refugees : A Host Community Perspective from Turkana |
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The Economics of Hosting Refugees : A Host Community Perspective from Turkana |
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The Economics of Hosting Refugees : A Host Community Perspective from Turkana |
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The Economics of Hosting Refugees : A Host Community Perspective from Turkana |
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economics of hosting refugees : a host community perspective from turkana |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/695271488823317264/The-economics-of-hosting-refugees-a-host-community-perspective-from-Turkana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26269 |
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