The new arrivals from Kakuma Refugee camp in northwestern Kenya received three big packages from DOHS on June 21. Once they let us know their clothing sizes, we can supply them even further from our Louisville supply! Please join us in welcoming all refugees to the United States! On June 20, UNHCR came out...
Category: Worlwide displaced
DOHS prepares to aid new arrivals from Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya
A family has arrived from Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, and DOHS is preparing a welcome package of clothing and books. We will be sending this out from our Louisville supply to the family, now resettled in Kansas. Our Facebook publicity campaign has gained us more Louisville-based FB followers (924 likes and counting). We plan...
UNHCR: 65.3 Million human beings driven from their homes by violence as of December 2015
Twenty-four people are forced from their homes every minute by war and persecution, or one person of every 113 on earth. As near as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) can estimate, about half of these are children. 65.3 million is the highest worldwide number of forcibly displaced persons in the agency’s experience. 2015 also saw unequaled numbers...