Mukasa Agnes Flavia came to the United States as a refugee after living in a Kenya refugee camp for 11 years. This is part one of two, on Flavia's road to resettlement.

Before the Refugee Act of 1980 standardized refugee resettlement through the use of resettlement agencies, such as the International Rescue Committee, resettlement was largely conducted privately or through community groups. With the increasing numbers and enthusiasm of local community groups offering to partner to resettle refugees, IRC is committed to integrating community sponsorship programming at the local and national levels!