CRTW 2026 Intake Portal

Choose Your Application

Connecting refugee digital professionals with Kakuma & Kalobeyei commercial enterprises. Select your intake path below:

For Shop Owners & MSMEs50 Cohort Slots

Apply for the Business Rollout

12-Month Sponsorship by ShopeakParticipation Fee: KES 0

Shopeak is committing a total grant value of KES 5,700,000 (KES 5.7M) to eliminate digital adoption barriers across Kakuma and Kalobeyei, providing 50 selected retail merchants with a full 12-month commercial software license (valued at KES 9,500/month or KES 114,000 annually). In addition, each store receives 2 months of dedicated on-site youth specialist staffing funded by the International Trade Centre (ITC) to digitize inventory, configure WhatsApp storefronts, and train shop staff—at zero cost to the merchant.

KES 5.7M
Shopeak Grant
50 Shops
Cohort Cap
12 Months
Shopeak Software
2 Months
ITC Youth Staffing

Upgrade your retail store with offline POS checkouts, a digital WhatsApp store, and an ITC-funded refugee youth specialist assigned to your shop for 2 months of hands-on daily operational support. Choose your preferred language:

Fill the application form↗Jaza fomu ya maombi↗Remplissez le formulaire de demande.↗

Official application hosted on Microsoft Cloud Forms · Takes ~5 minutes

For Refugee YouthCohort 2026

Apply for the Youth Hackathon

Are you a developer, graphic designer, UI/UX creator, or digital marketer in Kakuma or Kalobeyei? Apply to join our 3-day hackathon, win laptops, and get placed directly into paid client contracts.

Fill Out Youth Application Form↗

Official application hosted on Microsoft Cloud Forms · Takes ~4 minutes

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