IIED – Participatory Forum; Nairobi, Kenya

8.12.22: To understand how people affected by displacement are faring in cities as compared to camps & how inclusion and integration can benefit all residents; Jared Ouwor from Samuel Hall Team shared insights from our work on protracted displacement in urban world at IIED 's Nairobi participatory forum.

The prevalence of displaced communities in Nairobi has received attention from the local & national govts. There have been advances with a new Refugee Bill in 2022 that recognises refugees’ rights. The registration of Somali refugees which had been halted will soon resume. Our findings on financial inclusion including concerns around access to finance and credit facilities and other related barriers for urban refugees elicited responses from a number of actors.