By:Lin Collins
“Investing in
girls’ economic and social empowerment can reduce their risks of experiencing
violence,” says Kathryn Paik, the Women’s Refugee Commission’s program officer who has been
working closely with the International Rescue Committee in the Nyarugusu Camp.
“It equips them with the skills and resources they need to be healthy,
productive adults who can contribute positively to their families’ and
communities’ well-being.”
The Nyarugusu Refugee Camp is located in the northwestern part of Tanzania, it is however crowded because of the increasing numbers from other migrants. And now it is bursting at 200 percent of its original capacity of 50,000. Good work done by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and - Heidi Lehmann, director of the IRC’s Women’s Protection and Empowerment Unit, who is a major force behind the Girls Summit formation.
At least the IRC’s are doing a good job, training 380 adolescent Congolese girls among others. It is a good thing to hear that they try to build their morale and develop some handy skills for them. Also, helping girls to archive their aims and objectives is really a good thing. The food, the clothing’s, housing and just to mention a few, kudos to them.
Since this is not only done in USA but also around the World, be happy someday they would reach you too. Helping girls gain knowledge, skills and confidence is their priority. Of course should there be any crisis in the US or anywhere around, women would suffer most. It is all good when they put in their efforts to halt a particular movement or marginalization.
Moreover, it is not only about girls though, guys and the whole Masculine gender is included. If a Congolese migrant like Ilunga Malea Shabani is giving access to go out and do minor jobs on taking permission, it should be something encouraging. At least he has the right to work and earn a living. Though this may not be a frequent thing as due to circumstances, it is cool. It is all about making the refugees feel at home and giving them hopes for the future. It is a first-class thing as well. In his case, he has not seen his parents for 18 solid years. And now he has missed home though he may not recall the journey very well. He has people to tend to, he has a place to sleep and some money to earn, and how much could you possibly ask for again? You can imagine some young men doing the job for UNHCR as translators. In one way or the other, they are made to feel at home and of useful entity.
Finally, with the UN, IRC, WRC among other institutions helping solidly to create a brighter future for these refugees, I do not think that Africa's youth are wasted in refugee camps as my friend Azad Essa would say.
The Women’s Refugee Commission. The WRC is releasing a report on July 31 intended to help humanitarian actors better identify and address the unique needs of adolescent girls in displacement and crisis settings. The report includes initial findings from the IRC’s work in the Nyarugusu refugee camp. This is also very helpful as it may give one any in depth analysis as to the current and forwarding situations. So you see why won’t you yet keep your fingers cross and let’s see what the WRC has to offer?
“Investing in
girls’ economic and social empowerment can reduce their risks of experiencing
violence,” says Kathryn Paik, the Women’s Refugee Commission’s program officer who has been
working closely with the International Rescue Committee in the Nyarugusu Camp.
“It equips them with the skills and resources they need to be healthy,
productive adults who can contribute positively to their families’ and
communities’ well-being.”The Nyarugusu Refugee Camp is located in the northwestern part of Tanzania, it is however crowded because of the increasing numbers from other migrants. And now it is bursting at 200 percent of its original capacity of 50,000. Good work done by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and - Heidi Lehmann, director of the IRC’s Women’s Protection and Empowerment Unit, who is a major force behind the Girls Summit formation.
At least the IRC’s are doing a good job, training 380 adolescent Congolese girls among others. It is a good thing to hear that they try to build their morale and develop some handy skills for them. Also, helping girls to archive their aims and objectives is really a good thing. The food, the clothing’s, housing and just to mention a few, kudos to them.
Since this is not only done in USA but also around the World, be happy someday they would reach you too. Helping girls gain knowledge, skills and confidence is their priority. Of course should there be any crisis in the US or anywhere around, women would suffer most. It is all good when they put in their efforts to halt a particular movement or marginalization.
Moreover, it is not only about girls though, guys and the whole Masculine gender is included. If a Congolese migrant like Ilunga Malea Shabani is giving access to go out and do minor jobs on taking permission, it should be something encouraging. At least he has the right to work and earn a living. Though this may not be a frequent thing as due to circumstances, it is cool. It is all about making the refugees feel at home and giving them hopes for the future. It is a first-class thing as well. In his case, he has not seen his parents for 18 solid years. And now he has missed home though he may not recall the journey very well. He has people to tend to, he has a place to sleep and some money to earn, and how much could you possibly ask for again? You can imagine some young men doing the job for UNHCR as translators. In one way or the other, they are made to feel at home and of useful entity.
Finally, with the UN, IRC, WRC among other institutions helping solidly to create a brighter future for these refugees, I do not think that Africa's youth are wasted in refugee camps as my friend Azad Essa would say.
The Women’s Refugee Commission. The WRC is releasing a report on July 31 intended to help humanitarian actors better identify and address the unique needs of adolescent girls in displacement and crisis settings. The report includes initial findings from the IRC’s work in the Nyarugusu refugee camp. This is also very helpful as it may give one any in depth analysis as to the current and forwarding situations. So you see why won’t you yet keep your fingers cross and let’s see what the WRC has to offer?
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