Refugee youth led Community based Humanitarian aid through technology—Providing refugees with the tools to create a better future for themselves
ABOUT US
About SIR
Solidarity Initiative for Refugees (SIR) is a local community-based organisation established in 2016 by a group of young refugees with the goal of using technology to equip refugees in Kakuma with the skills and tools to create a better future for themselves. The organisation empowers youth in Kakuma through education access and livelihoods trainings using digital learning methods. The mission of SIR is to support youth (both men and women equally) back to the path of regaining what insecurity, discrimination, war, and disaster took away from them. Since inception in 2016, SIR has equipped over 2 000 young refugees with skills for Job linkage through partnering with organisations such as Xavier Project, Source Network, and REBANK
Vision
We aim to enhance/improve people’s lives through Education and livelihood with the use of digital Technology as a major key to influence positive change in order to guarantee more human conditions to all living beings.
Mission
The mission of SIR is to support youth (both men and women equally) back to the path of regaining what insecurity, discrimination, war, and disaster took away from them.
Our Goal
Our goal is to deliver high impact, quality and cost-effective Digital literacy training and Livelihood opportunities for the most marginalized and underprivileged youth (refugees and locals) to enhance knowledge, develop skills, and increase self-reliance.
We need you and your help
It’s impossible to help people without people helping others. We always need volunteer who love to help.