KAZI MBELE FOUNDATION - KAMFO (Formerly BUILD REFUGEES HOPE - BRH) is a refugee-led organization, which was founded in 2019 by refugees themselves, the idea to start Kazi Mbele Foundation emerged from NIYONZIMA HITIMANA INNOCENT and approached other members from community, to help him refine and respond to recognized challenges within the community, in March 2022 the vision holder re-engaged members to come and keep the vision together. in June 2022, the Kazi Mbele Foundation launched the first assessment activity for youths, so that advocacy can begin with clear evidence. members traversed across the facility interacting and engaging with refugee communities and refugee leaders, and the purpose of this interaction was to understand the key challenges impacting the refugee community. During this initial engagement with various stakeholders, it was recognized that the main factor affecting the refugee community was the number of school dropouts, food insecurity, unemployment among youth and women, and early pregnancies this was linked to the large number of single mothers, youth who were unable to raise and care for their children due to lack of income generation. These dropout children started engaging themselves in drugs and alcohol which was negatively impacting their neighborhood, leading young girls in survival sex activities. To respond to the above challenges, KAMFO has opened a recreation space for dropout children to provide different vocational training services such as life-skills activities (Tailoring) and livelihood activities, food ecosystem (growing mushrooms and vegetable growing) through self-reliance and resilience training.