Virginia Tech’s Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies, and Elimisha Kakuma, a college preparatory program co-designed by a Virginia Tech alumna, works to support high achieving students in Kenya. The program works with high school graduates living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in the northwestern part of Kenya.

The formation of Elimisha Kakuma in part by a Virginia Tech alumna, Virginia Tech’s selection for a first cohort of Welcome Corps on Campus, and the efforts by the Center for Refugee, Migrant and Displacement Studies provide the latest example of the university’s continued emphasis on global outreach