S05E06: SURVIVING VS LIVING. Long displacement in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya

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In this episode we speak with Claude Jonkmans, founder of EmpowerVan, about their work delivering self-defence training in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Together, we explore what empowerment looks like in one of the world’s largest and most protracted refugee settings and why programs like this are critical in contexts marked by insecurity, poverty and limited opportunity. We unpack daily life in Kakuma, the realities of gender-based violence and how recent cuts to humanitarian aid are reshaping conditions inside the camp. SPECIAL GUEST: Claude Jonkmans EmpowerVan founder LEARN MORE: EmpowerVan: https://www.empowervan.org/ United Safe Environment Creators: https://www.linkedin.com/company/useccbo/ Girl Power Action Initiative: https://www.linkedin.com/company/girl-power-initiative/ SUPPORT EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN: Support education for women in Afghanistan. Give them their voice back. LEARN MORE- www.refocusmedialabs.org/voices-afghan-women SUPPORT FRACTURED: "Fractured", "Humanitarian Watch” and "DisInfo Watch” are original podcast productions of ReFOCUS Media Labs citizen journalists. To support this program donate on ⁠https://refocusmedialabs.org/donate or join us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/refocusmedialabs PRODUCTION FAMILY: Host: Sonia Nandzik-Herman Production Family: Dawoud Nouri, Yaser Akbari, Ziad Ibrahim, Citizen Journalists: Yaser Taheri, Milad Ebrahimi, Yaser Akbari, Naqib Rasuli, Mohammad Ali Alami Mentorship: Douglas Herman Producers: Sonia Nandzik-Herman, Douglas Herman Graphic Design: Eli Fazlollah for designs by Eli go to: ⁠https://refocusmedialabs.org/shop⁠ MUSIC: Theme- "Intro for Legends" by Bonkers Beat Club (Epidemic Sound) Additional- "Mogul" by Blue Steel (Epidemic Sound) SPECIAL THANKS: To the extended ReFOCUS Family for their dedication, passion and creativity all year long. We’re not where we are today without all the effort from Dominika Pawlik, Weronika Pawlik, Liz Nasyrova, Evi Amersfoort, Alina Mieniailova, Florian Krauer, Louise Holm, Chry