Help LGBTQIA+ Refugees At Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

My name is Kiyemba Andrew. I am 28 years old, proudly gay. I'm a leader of over 289 LGBTQI people at Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. I was born in Uganda (East Africa) but currently living in Kakuma Refugee Camp.There's about 500,000 refugees from different countries like Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Uganda and South Sudan.

The LGBTI are over 1,500 now . The camp is so homophobic to us that we are discriminated by doctors at the Government Hospitals where we may get free treatments and medication . We often have to go to private clinics where we have to pay a lot of money for treatment . Everyday we are attacked by our straight refugee neighbors and locals who are extremely homophobic and transphobic. Locals call us a curse on their land and they say we are the cause of the drought in this area .

Our shelters are set on fire , we are attacked with machetes at night , lesbians are raped, infant refugees are assaulted, and we suffer stonings and beatings.

The LGBTQI+ community in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya are in grave danger. Our lives are at risk every second of every day in the refugee camp . We are being tortured and suffering malnutrition. We are lacking medical treatment and are living in extreme poverty. We need immediate evacuation from the camp, we continue to ask for relocation to safe countries. Please contact the UNHCR Kenya and demand immediate evacuation for Queer refugees .

Please donate money if you're kind while we continue to advocate for our safety , we still need your financial support for our daily needs for as long as we are in this vulnerable situation at the camp.

I encourage you to continue giving to us and to implore UNHCR to take the refugees facing these violent homophobic attacks to safety.

The need for food and other basic materials for sanitation still stands . There are also children who desperately need special attention . Children needs toys and reading materials. A candy treat every now and then goes a long way to cheer the children and bring a smile to their face . We need blankets . We sleep outside in the cold and having a blanket helps a lot . Our main meal is usually rice / maize meal and beans but we deserve a change every now and then .

Other items this fund will help purchase : firewood, charcoal, stove, condiments, mosquito nets to prevent malaria, clothes, mattress pads , vaccines , masks , hand sanitizer, firewood and matches, toothpaste, toiletries, transportation, solar panels for light, doctors appointments, emergency hospital visits, feminine hygiene products and underwear for the women, panels to build fences for safety, gasoline , showers, mental health services, soap, books and school supplies for the children to create a school, seeds to plant a vegetable garden, scissors for hair trimming, eye glasses, wound care items, prenatal items, baby food and items to care for the children, special food items for diabetics, medicine for HIV + community members , shavers, cooking pans and utensils, and storage containers for water.

When you fund to us then we are assured of a meal every day and a mug of porridge in the evening.

Check out our YouTube channel

https://youtube.com/channel/UCvzpj0-mxlJBcHsSTrJ5T...

https://www.ebar.com/news/news//303961

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyvv3q/fear-and-vi

Thank you!