Ifo Refugee Camp is a refugee camp in Dadaab in Kenya. It was established in 1991 with initial goal of accommodating refugees from Somalia due to the civil war which was ongoing.[1][2][3]

Background

It is among the three refugee camps in Dadaab, Garissa county in Eastern Kenya, 100 km from the Somalia border.[1] It covers an area of 12.3 km2.[4] Ifo refugee camp is a home to refugees from ten countries namely Somalia, Ethopia, South Sudan, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Eritrea.[4][5]

As of 1 August 2015, Ifo refugee camp had a population of 84181 refugees with 41992 as male and 42189 were female.[4] In 2011, Ifo II refugee camp was constructed to reduce on overcrowding.[5][6]

Schools

Ifo refugee camp has eight primary schools and two secondary schools.[4]

Active partners

Ifo refugee camp has various partners who offer various services to the refugees.

Partner Service
Action Contre Faim (ACF) Infant and youth child nutrition
Center for Victims of Torture Psychosocial support
CARE WASH, logistics, warehousing
World Food Programme (WFP) food
UNICEF education
UNOCHA humanitarian work coordination
Save the Children International child protection
Film Aid International community communication
Peace Winds Japan shelter
Refugee Consortium Kenya legal assistance, protection and monitoring
Handicap international persons with special needs
Islamic relief health and primary education
National Council of churches in Kenya reproductive health and HIV services, peace education, support persons with special needs especially very old people
Relief Reconstruction and Development Organization environment protection, household energy, and host community projects
Associazione Volontari Italiani Sangue education infrastructure, teacher training

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fellow, Julia Marnin (2021-04-29). "Kenyan Refugee Camps With Over 400K Somalis, Sudanese to Close in 2022". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Dadaab Refugee Complx". UNHCR. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya, 20 years on – in pictures". the Guardian. 2011-03-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ifo Camp Profile, Dadaab Refugee Camps, Kenya - Kenya | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. 1 2 "IFO refugee Camp | WorldsAid". www.worldsaid.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Kenya orders closure of two refugee camps, gives ultimatum to UN agency". CNN. Reuters. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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