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At the end of 2016, UNHCR reported that 494,900 refugees were living in Kenya with 14% living in urban areas - particularly Nairobi. Kayole, Nairobi is home to a huge populations of refugees in Nairobi with South Sudanese and Congolese making up most of the majority groups. Many of the women refugees are families who have lost their fathers / husbands in the political & tribal turmoil of their countries. Moreover, waiting for resettlement as a refugee sometimes takes up to 10 years - leaving unrest and uncertainty a daily demoralizing factor in an already difficult circumstance. With no living security, many have struggled just for daily bread and life just spirals downhill as the children become malnourished and can't commit to regular schooling due to lack of school funds. 10 Refugee Women Looking for a NEW START Ten young refugee mothers from Burundi, Rwanda and Congo have decided not to prolong their misery - sitting around in poverty, struggling to feed their families on 'who knows what', waiting on a resettlement that might take years, raising their children in fearful, unsafe and very precarious conditions. Their aim is to utilise the skills that they have and turn it into a small joint-venture business - a restaurant For these refugee women, the 'NEW START' CAFE project represents more than just a job. It represents a new life. A new beginning.NEW START cafe - Burundi style'NEW START' cafe will be situated in a main area of Kayole where there are many refugee families. This will be ideal for the Burundi Cuisine they intend to serve up. Catering for the simple local diet will also be an easy addition to the menu. The women will roster themselves to work a couple days per week, sharing the workload as per the demand. As the project gains stability, other similar projects will stem from this such as event catering. Kayole Mtaa Safi will be raising funds for this venture through the Global Giving platform and we expect Newstart Cafe to be up and running by the end of the year.
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