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The ripple effect of Trump's budget cuts on refugee camps in Kenya

Global aid organizations are experiencing the effects of the Trump administration's choice to close USAID and reduce funding for other aid groups.

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00:00The Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya continues to be affected by the Trump administration to cut U.S. aid.
00:08Empty warehouses at the World Food Program's food storage facilities at the camp paint a green picture.
00:18This is one of the areas where we keep cereals. It's completely empty.
00:23You have no cereal?
00:23We have no cereal.
00:24These lentils from the U.S. are among the last resources available for the entire refugee camp.
00:31Regina Ngole, who has kept the conflict in South Sudan, displays food for her family of seven.
00:37Just a few leaves she gathered that day.
00:43She often becomes sick. There is no food.
00:46And for the moment, we are starving because the ration we got is already finished.
00:54Her two-year-old has been hospitalized multiple times due to severe malnutrition, which is why a community health worker has come to check on her.
01:05Her health has improved, but the question remains for how long?
01:09The highest numbers of mortalities that we've recorded was actually in the month of March that we recorded 15 mortalities in this particular ward.
01:18And that's just a pointer to how unawares were caught with the surge in number of patients that we're seeing in this particular ward.
01:25Situated in the extremely dry northern region of Kenya, Kakuma is home to over 300,000 refugees.
01:32Situated in the extremely dry northern region of Kenya, Kakuma is home to over 300,000 refugees.
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