Media Bulletin

Call for RCK Magazine 2022 articles

Theme: Evolving Refugee Management Systems: A Humanitarian and Development Perspective. About: The Refugee Insights is an annual informative magazine published by the Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK). The magazine focuses on cross cutting issues around refugee management in Kenya, EAC and the IGAD region at large, IDPs and the host

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Addressing violence against refugee and internally displaced women and girls in Kenya: Interview with Shadrack Kuyoh, Programme Officer at Refugee Consortium of Kenya (SOURCE: UNWOMEN)

“One-woman victim of violence is one too many and one woman supported and empowered to survive and thrive is one enough.” — Eunice Ndonga Githinji, Executive Director of Refugee Consortium of Kenya Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK), a local non-governmental organization, aims to protect the rights of migrants forced to

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PILNET Spotlight: Refugee Consortium of Kenya

Who is the Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK)? RCK, also referred to as ‘Haki House’ (Right House) by refugees, is a national non-governmental organization established in 1998, to promote and protect the rights and dignity of refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs and other forced migrants in Kenya and the wider East

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Nation: How countries accept or reject refugees

African countries have taken divergent stances on whether to host refugees from Afghanistan. Last month, Uganda and Rwanda became the first on the continent to accept fleeing Afghani refugees following the power retake by the Taliban. South Africa, on the other hand, refused to take the refugees, saying its hands

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Kenya observes World Refugee Day 2018

By Andrew Maina Each year on the 20th of June, the world observes World Refugee (WRD). The day is meant to bring attention to the millions of displaced persons who require assistance to restore their dignity and rights. The main WRD was celebrated in Nairobi. However there were celebrations held

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