HSD Human Shine Dream - Non profit Organization

10/06/2026

With Connection Ubuntu – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

10/06/2026

Once again, our children let their imaginations run free

The instruction: build something that looks like a dream. There were solid houses, colourful schools, cars to travel far away… and even a bridge to connect two worlds.

Behind every brick, there is a story. Behind every smile, there is hope.

These refugee children remind us that dreaming is still allowed, and that building together is already the beginning of peace.

Thank you to them for this beautiful life lesson.

08/06/2026

Thanks to the Building Bridge Project (BBP) , we have just launched a brand new programme: basic computer training for young refugees aged 12 to 17 who already take part in our SEL sessions.

The goal is simple: to give them basic digital skills so they can better navigate an increasingly connected world. Mouse, keyboard, word processing, online searches... They learn step by step, with curiosity and determination.

These young people are growing up in an environment where access to technology is very limited.

Yet their desire to learn is huge. Today, they are laying the first foundations of a future where they can study, work and communicate differently.

We are proud to support them on this new path.

04/06/2026

03/06/2026

In this video, refugee children aged 4 to 8 take part in a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) session at the HSD centre in Kakuma.

Through games, songs, and group activities, they learn to recognise their emotions, cooperate with others, and build their self-confidence.

No classrooms.

No lectures.
Just children playing, laughing, and growing together.

This is what healing looks like. This is what resilience sounds like.

We are HSD. We are refugee children.

29/05/2026

This week at the HSD centre, Ishimwe and his friends chose to play with discarded tyres running, laughing, and inventing games with almost nothing.

Watching them took me back to my own childhood. No fancy toys, just imagination and joy.

These children don't wait for perfect conditions to be happy. They create happiness with what they have. And that is a powerful lesson for all of us.

We are HSD. We are refugee children.

26/05/2026

During this session, music and dance became a remedy after a long school day.

We started with a lively activity: music and dance.
Our facilitators, Virginia and Arega, brought such warmth that the children, tired after several hours sitting in class, quickly forgot their fatigue.

They arrived straight from school, feeling a bit worn out. But from the very first notes, their smiles returned. They danced with their facilitators, released the stress of the day, and regained their energy and joy.

This is also what socio-emotional learning is about: learning to welcome one's emotions, release tension, and reconnect with others through movement and rhythm.

Thank you to Virginia and Arega for this wonderful energy. Thank you to the children for these moments of pure happiness.

18/05/2026

We left our centre to meet the children where they live not at our centre this time, but in their usual play areas, in their own community. Away from the centre, we offered them a session full of games, dancing and fun activities.

No formal learning. Just refugee children running, laughing and having fun together. Children who, for one afternoon, forgot their status and simply became children.

These moments strengthen our bond with them. Because socio-emotional learning happens everywhere, in every shared smile.

We are HSD. We are refugee children.

11/05/2026

As part of the Building Bridge Project (BBP) , we organised a unique session of expression and storytelling with our refugee children in Kakuma. Each child told a story in their mother tongue whether Arabic, Kibembe, Kiganda, Oromo, Somali, Kifuliru, Kinyarwanda or Swahili.

Then, another child from a different tribe or country retold the story and translated it into the common language of the camp: Swahili.

This exercise in listening and translation allowed the children to discover the richness of each other's cultures, while building a true team spirit. Beyond the words, bridges of friendship and understanding were woven between them.

We are proud to see this generation growing up, making diversity a strength and sharing a second nature.

We are HSD. We are refugee children.

30/04/2026

This week, as part of the Building Bridge Project (BBP) , our SEL sessions brought the HSD center to life. The program included expression games, creative activities, and precious moments of connection between children, parents, and facilitators.

Each activity is an opportunity for children to learn how to name their emotions, cooperate with others, and build their self-confidence. Thank you to the entire team for their daily commitment.

Together, we are building bridges.