NAIROBI, Kenya, April 28-Leaders from the private sector, government, philanthropy, and refugee communities will gather in Kakuma and Nairobi this week for the third Africa Forum on Displacement (AFD2025), with a focus on unlocking economic opportunities for displaced persons across the continent.<\/p>\n
The Forum, organized by the Amahoro Coalition, Inkomoko, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will run from April 28\u201329 under the theme \u201cAll IN.\u201d<\/p>\n
It aims to spotlight the critical role of inclusion, investment, and innovation in responding to Africa\u2019s displacement crisis, where nearly 45 million people are currently displaced from their homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDisplaced communities have the skills, talents, and ambition to drive economic growth and innovation,\u201d said Nancy Aburi, Chief of Private Sector Partnerships, Africa at UNHCR.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough AFD2025, we are strengthening partnerships that invest in their potential and deliver lasting, market-led solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Forum will feature a marketplace showcasing refugee and host community entrepreneurs, alongside high-level plenaries with influential leaders including James Mwangi of Equity Group Holdings, Reeta Roy of the Mastercard Foundation, UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Kelly Clements, and refugee entrepreneur Bereket Goitom of Canaan Group.<\/p>\n
Organizers say the Forum is an urgent call for the private sector to move beyond charity and invest directly in displaced populations.<\/p>\n
\u201cDisplaced entrepreneurs and communities already have the talent and resilience. They simply need equitable access to markets and capital,\u201d said Julienne Oyler, Co-Founder and CEO of Inkomoko.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt AFD2025, we are calling on the private sector to step up with real solutions and investments that will drive lasting impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event will also include the graduation of the first cohort of Amahoro Fellows ,a program celebrating African leaders with lived experience of displacement.<\/p>\n
\u201cAFD2025 is a call to action,\u201d said Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Curator of the Amahoro Coalition. \u201cIt challenges all of us: businesses, governments, and communities to go \u2018All IN\u2019 for displaced people, not with charity, but with opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
AFD2025 is organized in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and IKEA Foundation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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