Stories
To help you understand what is happening in Kakuma Refugee Camp's Block 13, here are the stories of some of the people living through the violence and the hatred.
Featured Story
My name is Kevin
My name is Kevin, a ugandan by nationality and a proud Transman that with this I became a prodigal daughter of the family and a reject in my family and community,my religion and tradition all contradict my life to an extent that i was forced into two different marriages that i had to escape from
My name is Shifra
I am 19 years old living with a lesbian mother and a sister in Kakuma Refugee Camp. I take a lot of responsibility in the LGBTIQ community at Block 13 because I feel the capability of doing it. I am a Human Right Defender and a volunteer teacher, teaching the little angels of the rainbow family in the camp.
Featured Story
Connecting with Block 13
Lucretia is a young trans woman and human rights defender living in Kakuma, Kenya the biggest refugee camp in the world with 200,000 people. She is a refugee from Uganda. She contacted Chris via Facebook to say how much the show inspired her.
I am Lucretia
I am John, my gender identity is am a transgender and my preferred name is Lucretia. I was living in Uganda, and i was working as a waiter in a certain restaurant (nice eateries) . It was when I got my partner in July 2018, Derrick that everything went wrong.
My Story - Amber Riella
I was born just like any other human being. My preferred name is Amber Riella. I mostly grew up with my mom, attended school like any other normal child, I was always referred to be like girls the behaviors and deeds. I remember I could put on my mom's clothes during her absence and our neighbor reported to my her.
My name is Julie Shon.
My name is Julie, a lesbian single mother of three children, two boys and one girl but I managed to escape death in Uganda with only two boys and the girl was snatched away from me.
I am called Fahad
Born 1999 in Kampala district. As I turned 14 years, I started developing love for my fellow boys and after few I came out as a gay boy to my extended homestead where I grew up.
Umar- I have a story
I am Umar a Gay man aged 27yrs living in Kenya, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Block 13. I fled to Kenya to seek for Asylum and to be protected because I was being persecuted and was going to be killed and burnt alive by my dad and family in my home country.
I am Regina
I am 27 years, am a mother and a lesbian living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. I have two children; a boy of 7 years and a girl of 6 years, plus the one I lost here in the camp. I was born in Mukono District, Uganda.
Contact Info
freeblock13zone2@gmail.com
queersofjoy@gmail.com