Every refugee girl who arrives on our campus has a unique origin story and set of needs. It is up to RefuSHE’s Case Management team to assess and implement a care plan tailored to each girl.
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We are grateful to work with like-minded organizations like Yoga Alliance Foundation in order to widen the reach of yoga and make it available to individuals who otherwise may not have access. Committing to holistic care means providing refugees (and the community that supports them!) with the highly specialized and tailored tools they need to heal.
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Since its formation in 2009, the Artisan Collective has become an integral part of RefuSHE’s holistic model. Through our partnership with 4G Capital, RefuSHE can better economically empower young refugee women by providing them with the necessary skills to run a successful business and build a better future for themselves and their children.
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When refugee girls arrive at RefuSHE's Safe House, our top priority is to provide them with shelter, safety, and protection. Once these basic needs have been met, we address the unique mental health needs of each girl in our care. Cottage skills are traditional skills such as knitting, beading, hairdressing, cooking, and baking which are practical but also therapeutic.
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Bahelanya was only sixteen years old when she arrived in Kenya in 2009, fleeing conflict in her home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Through RefuSHE’s partnership with BuildHER, Bahelanya gained the skills needed to build her own house.
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We are so grateful to collaborate with talented designers like Alex Muchena who are helping further our mission to protect, educate, and empower refugee girls and young women in Kenya. By the end of Alex’s three-month workshop, members of the Artisan Collective were able to measure, cut, and sew their own dresses using their own measurements!
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As an Incentive Worker, Sarah acts as a liaison between RefuSHE and the broader Kivuli community. As a leader embedded in the community where she works, Sarah is best equipped to identify and help resolve conflicts. She also helps connect refugee girls who might benefit from RefuSHE’s services.
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This is the second post in a series of stories on RefuSHE’s Community Outreach program. Our mission in the community is to advance dialogue and create solutions for the protection of unaccompanied urban refugee girls and women. We help women in refugee communities across Nairobi learn about SGBV prevention and access necessary support and protection resources.
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This is the first post in a series of stories on RefuSHE’s Community Outreach program. Our mission in the community is to advance dialogue and create solutions for the protection of unaccompanied urban refugee girls and women. This includes our community outreach and education work to help refugee girls and women in refugee communities across Nairobi access financial and protection services.
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Aime joined RefuSHE’s Safe House in 2020 after facing many threats to her life and safety in Congo and while living in the wider Nairobi community. Thanks to RefuSHE, Aime now has big plans for the future!
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We are pleased to announce the grand opening of RefuSHE’s Artisan Collective Shop on our campus in Nairobi! The store features scarves, bags, scrunchies, and accessories that have been hand-dyed and handcrafted by the refugee members of our Artisan Collective.
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The votes are in! RefuSHE's annual Fashion Challenge is an opportunity to shine a light on and garner support for the young women we serve. See who you voted the Fan Favorite of Fashion Challenge 2022: Destination Nairobi!
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RefuSHE's annual Fashion Challenge is an opportunity to shine a light on and garner support for the young women we serve. See who the judges crowned the winner of Fashion Challenge 2022: Destination Nairobi!
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After experiencing tremendous trauma and loss, Appoline came to RefuSHE with the hopes of rebuilding a life for herself and her nephew. After joining RefuSHE’s Girls Empowerment Program (GEP), Appoline no longer worries. In fact, she is actively pursuing her dreams of becoming a medical doctor!
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We are incredibly honored to introduce to you our extraordinary panel of judges who will weigh on this year’s runway competition. Throughout the event, these judges will give their feedback and ultimately decide on one winner for Fashion Challenge 2022: Destination Nairobi. Don’t worry, you’ll also have the chance to vote for your favorite look!
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We are pleased to introduce you to the incredible refugee women who inspired this year’s runway garments! Since Fashion Challenge 2022 is the first to take place in Kenya, we jumped at the opportunity to create a mentorship component between refugee girls on our campus and participating designers. The final Fashion Challenge looks are true collaborations between the designers and the young refugee women who inspired them!
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RefuSHE has been named one of 34 selected organizations to receive funds from the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls! The $25 million philanthropy challenge was launched in March with a challenge to the global nonprofit community to submit their boldest and most innovative ideas to create a more equitable economic reality for women and girls. RefuSHE will use funds to create economic opportunities for women and girls amidst COVID-19 recovery.
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With Fashion Challenge 2022: Destination Nairobi right around the corner, we thought it was time to introduce you to the talented designers participating in this year’s runway competition! The designers all hail from Kenya, showcasing the diverse fashion tastes of the region in their pieces. We also took this opportunity to pair each designer with a RefuSHE “mentee,” many of whom have their own passions for fashion!
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In July, RefuSHE’s Artisan Collective partnered with artist and mentor, Patricia Mbesa, to offer a Digital Design Workshop for our refugee artisans. This four-month course is teaching our students how to create, edit, and print digital art. Opportunities like these support the mission of our Artisan Collective — teaching artisans how to become skilled and economically independent entrepreneurs. Thank you for giving our girls this opportunity, Patricia!
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The Kenyan and US Board of Directors have named RefuSHE’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Doris Nelima, as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 7, 2021. This announcement comes as part of a detailed leadership transition plan by the Boards in response to the sudden and tragic loss of RefuSHE’s late CEO, Geoffrey Thige.
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