Kakuma as a Marketplace : A Consumer and Market Study of a Refugee Camp and Town in Northwest Kenya
In a remote area of northwest Kenya lies a sprawling mass of tents and shelters made of mud brick and cement blocks. It is Kakuma camp, one of the largest and longest-standing refugee camps in the world, which was established in 1992 for refugees f...
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okr-10986-346452021-06-14T10:10:00Z Kakuma as a Marketplace : A Consumer and Market Study of a Refugee Camp and Town in Northwest Kenya International Finance Corporation FRAGILE STATES REFUGEES INFORMAL ECONOMY MOBILE BANKING CONSUMPTION MARKET TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE REGULATION FINANCIAL LITERACY FORCED DISPLACEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT In a remote area of northwest Kenya lies a sprawling mass of tents and shelters made of mud brick and cement blocks. It is Kakuma camp, one of the largest and longest-standing refugee camps in the world, which was established in 1992 for refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan. Set on the border of the town of Kakuma, home to Kenya’s Turkana people, Kakuma camp is a melting pot of more than 160,000 refugees and displaced people from South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan. The aim of this study is to better understand Kakuma as a potential market and identify business opportunities and challenges for the private sector. The study identified three types of players that might benefit from its findings namely, commercial firms (banks, microfinance institutions, telecommunications companies, and small and medium enterprises from other sectors), social enterprises (companies that look to attain and maximize financial, social, and environmental impacts) and local entrepreneurs (from the refugee and host communities). By collecting empirical data on revenues, consumption patterns, consumer preferences, and financial transactions in the refugee camp and neighboring town, the study addresses the lack of market information that is necessary for the identified private sector players to start or scale up their operations in the Kakuma area. 2020-10-22T13:38:22Z 2020-10-22T13:38:22Z 2018-04-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/482761525339883916/Kakuma-as-a-marketplace-a-consumer-and-market-study-of-a-refugee-camp-and-town-in-northwest-Kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34645 English All Rights Reserved International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Kenya |
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In a remote area of northwest Kenya lies
a sprawling mass of tents and shelters made of mud brick and
cement blocks. It is Kakuma camp, one of the largest and
longest-standing refugee camps in the world, which was
established in 1992 for refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan.
Set on the border of the town of Kakuma, home to Kenya’s
Turkana people, Kakuma camp is a melting pot of more than
160,000 refugees and displaced people from South Sudan,
Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, and Sudan. The aim of this study is to better
understand Kakuma as a potential market and identify
business opportunities and challenges for the private
sector. The study identified three types of players that
might benefit from its findings namely, commercial firms
(banks, microfinance institutions, telecommunications
companies, and small and medium enterprises from other
sectors), social enterprises (companies that look to attain
and maximize financial, social, and environmental impacts)
and local entrepreneurs (from the refugee and host
communities). By collecting empirical data on revenues,
consumption patterns, consumer preferences, and financial
transactions in the refugee camp and neighboring town, the
study addresses the lack of market information that is
necessary for the identified private sector players to start
or scale up their operations in the Kakuma area. |
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Kakuma as a Marketplace : A Consumer and Market Study of a Refugee Camp and Town in Northwest Kenya |
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Kakuma as a Marketplace : A Consumer and Market Study of a Refugee Camp and Town in Northwest Kenya |
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Kakuma as a Marketplace : A Consumer and Market Study of a Refugee Camp and Town in Northwest Kenya |
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Kakuma as a Marketplace : A Consumer and Market Study of a Refugee Camp and Town in Northwest Kenya |
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Kakuma as a Marketplace : A Consumer and Market Study of a Refugee Camp and Town in Northwest Kenya |
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kakuma as a marketplace : a consumer and market study of a refugee camp and town in northwest kenya |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/482761525339883916/Kakuma-as-a-marketplace-a-consumer-and-market-study-of-a-refugee-camp-and-town-in-northwest-Kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34645 |
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