Meet Abraham Mwinda. Maybe you’ve seen him performing one of his songs, or working at University of Kentucky (UK) Hospital, or hanging around KRM’s Lexington office. He does it all! Abraham first came to Lexington in 2013. He was born …
In partnership with Lexington Public Library, KRM presents the 2017 Lexington World Refugee Day Summit. The Summit is an opportunity for community partners, teachers, medical staff, and volunteers to join us for a day of learning about issues relevant to refugee …
On Thursday April 6, 2017 the UN Refugee Agency announced actress Kristin Davis as Goodwill Ambassador. The UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi welcomed Ms. Davis into the new role saying “Kristin’s advocacy helps us humanize the refugee issue and press the case …
Our Lexington office is participating in the Blue Grass Community Foundation‘s GoodGiving Challenge. The Challenge is an opportunity for the local Lexington Community to embrace and support nonprofits providing a variety of services to better our Lexington community. This year …
Our Lexington office, in partnership with Lexington Community Radio, has started a radio program in the hopes of advocating for the resettlement of refugees and introducing the Lexington community to the unique and gifted individuals being resettled. Bluegrass Refugee Voices …
When Nicole Tshibangu first came to the United States, she felt lonely and isolated. Despite the ability of Kentucky Refugee Ministries to help with the physical needs of her family, she says, “there was a time when I wanted to go …
[Above photo: Helal Sousi, right, pictured with her husband Maher at a KRM staff member’s home for a food tasting. Photo by Pedro Santiago, 2016.] Helal Sousi started cooking 26 years ago when she was married to Maher. She had success …
When did you start playing music? “I started writing music 7 years ago and taught myself guitar in 2013.” What inspires you to write? “I write about interactions with people, real stories, self-expression. Plus, I can’t help it, I have …
“Cooking is my hobby. I could do it all day. For everything in cooking my teacher was my elder sister. She taught me everything. Even when I did not know how to cook, she appreciated me on the weekends, she …
When Ghilain Masudi arrived in Lexington in July with his family, all Congolese refugees who had been living in Burundi, he faced an extra hurdle to adjusting to life in the United States: he is deaf. With only some literacy …
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