Additional Context: The NGO Refugee Group, or NRG, conducted a mid-year survey published in August 2025 with 10 member organizations and 116 refugees to assess the combined impact of U.S. funding cuts and the rollout of differentiated assistance. The findings reveal a humanitarian system under strain, with declining standards across all core sectors and growing social tensions.

The NRG is a coordination body of international and national NGOs working in the refugee space in Kenya. Refugee respondents were primarily from Kakuma refugee camp (99%).

According to NRG, this change in mental outlook, together with reduced service standards, are compounding risks to social cohesion, security, and longer-term durable solutions.

Source: NRG