A Happy Ending

My name is Ebla and I have been living in Hagadera camp in Dadaab since 1992.  I joined ILF’s rocket stove project in 2008 and I work primarily as a stove maker.  I tie the bricks and do the mudding of the stoves.  I also help out with the monitoring and assessment activities in the blocks.  

Sadly, my time with ILF in Dadaab will soon be coming to a close.  My family and I were accepted into the resettlement program, and will be leaving Dadaab soon for the US.  I’m glad to have been a part of this ILF project as it made me feel quite good being able to help my community and also having this job helped me and my family out financially.  I wish ILF and the Rocket Stove project all the best and hope that it keeps improving the live of the refugees in Dadaab.


Update: Jason Moneiro, the Environmental Program Officer, worked with the refugee staff in Dadaab to write their blog posts in October.  Since then Ebla and her family have been resettled in the US.