Kakuma as a marketplace

The aim of this study is to better understand Kakuma as a potential market and identify business opportunities and challenges for the private sector. The study identified three types of players that might benefit from its findings: commercial firms (banks, microfinance institutions, telecommunications companies, and small and medium enterprises from other sectors); social enterprises (companies that look to attain and maximize financial, social, and environmental impacts); and local entrepreneurs (from the refugee and host communities). By collecting empirical data on revenues, consumption patterns, consumer preferences, and financial transactions in the refugee camp and neighboring town, the study addresses the lack of market information that is necessary for the identified private sector players to start or scale up their operations in the Kakuma area.