How Kakuma's AgriHope Initiative is planting seeds of dignity

Added on 16 May 2025

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How Kakuma's AgriHope Initiative is planting seeds of dignity

In the harsh, sun-scorched landscapes of Kakuma Refugee Camp in northern Kenya, hope is often a rare and fragile thing. Yet among the endless rows of white shelters, a quiet revolution is taking root. A revolution not of politics or protest, but of soil, seeds, and the unstoppable human spirit.

This is the story of the AgriHope Initiative Foundation Kakuma, a refugee-led movement determined to transform life in the camp—not through charity, but through farming, self-reliance, and dignity.

“We Refuse to Be Forgotten”

Mtokani Saleh Hamisi, a 27-year-old Congolese refugee, has spent more than half his life in Kakuma. He arrived as a child in 2010, full of dreams of education and a better future. But like many refugees, he quickly found his ambitions blocked by systemic barriers.