Generation Aid

Founded in 2019, Generation Aid is a community organisation based in Kakuma, Kenya working on employment & skills, education, refugees & migration +1 more.

Generation Aid (GAID) is a youth-led, refugee-led non-profit organisation based in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Founded in 2019, it works to empower refugees and displaced people, including host community members, through vocational training, EdTech, digital skills, livelihood and entrepreneurship programmes. Its stated aim is to create educational and employment pathways that help refugees earn sustainable income, including through remote work for global businesses. The organisation runs a digital community hub that provides workspace, internet, power and devices, and also supports community development, small business support and food distribution. It describes itself as a community-based organisation and says its staff include refugees and Kenyan nationals.