May 4, 2026
432,000 people forced to flee conflict, drought, and flooding.
They escaped violence.
But too often, they find it again wherever they land.
Now living in one of the world’s largest refugee complexes in Dadaab, eastern Kenya, scarce resources and cultural tensions make hostility between refugees and host communities common.
The cycle continues.
Unless someone interrupts it.
That’s why our Kenya team didn’t just bring people together.
They created a shared marketplace where cooperation wasn’t optional; it was required.
A trade bazaar bringing refugees and host communities together.
Not as rivals but as traders, makers, and neighbors.
Two groups who had reason to distrust each other built reason to cooperate instead.
“We cannot avoid conflicts,” said Mariam, one of our Kenya team members. “But how we handle conflict is what will determine how it manifests.”
Local officials took notice. A regional trade director called it a “game changer.”
What started as a single market is now influencing how leaders approach reducing tensions between communities.
Peace doesn’t always look like a negotiating table.
In Dadaab, it looked like a market stall. Shared commerce. Rebuilt lives.
A bridge connecting buyers, sellers, ideas, and investment.
Collaboration, where conflict used to be.
