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.
Background
It is among the three refugee camps in Dadaab, Garissa county in Eastern Kenya, 100 km from the Somalia border. It covers an area of 12.3 km. Ifo refugee camp is a home to refugees from ten countries namely Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Eritrea.
As of 1 August 2015, Ifo refugee camp had a population of 84181 refugees with 41992 as male and 42189 were female. In 2011, Ifo II refugee camp was constructed to reduce on overcrowding.
The Ifo Refugee camp is also mentioned in A Long Walk to Water where Salva stays.
Schools
Ifo refugee camp has eight primary schools and two secondary schools.
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
- ^ Fellow, Julia Marnin (2021-04-29). "Kenyan Refugee Camps With Over 400K Somalis, Sudanese to Close in 2022". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- "Dadaab Refugee Complx". UNHCR. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- "Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya, 20 years on – in pictures". the Guardian. 2011-03-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Ifo Camp Profile, Dadaab Refugee Camps, Kenya - Kenya | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "IFO refugee Camp | WorldsAid". www.worldsaid.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- "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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