A Place In The Sand: Amid unrest in Kenya, officials are calling on the UN to close the Dadaab camp in Northern Kenya. This archive report uncovers the plight of those inside what has until now been the world’s largest refugee camp.
Get off the gate! Get back, all of you!», a guard at the entrance to the Dadaab camp shouts at the crowd. These people are exhausted from famine and their arduous journey, especially the children. «The child’s weight is five kilos. He should be around 10 kilos», a camp doctor tells us. Unfortunately there is no space in the camps and these people must settle on its outskirts in makeshift shelters for months on end. So why isn’t more space being opened up? Aid agencies have pumped millions of dollars into providing new facilities, but they remain unopened. Fafa Olivier Attidzah, who runs the camp on behalf of the UN, claims: «We have decided to revisit the plot size so that we can accommodate more people. That is why we haven’t started putting people there». But many claim the real reason is the Kenyan government’s fear of having 1 million Somali refugees inside its borders. Kenya is also suffering from a drought and as the Somali situation worsens there are fears that conflict could be on the horizon.
Kids In Camps (Refugee Documentary) – Real Stories
Witnessing the experience of children who grow up in the refugee camps. The South Sudanese Civil War has displaced over 1.5 million people. South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, is now facing a famine which, it is predicted, could result in the deaths of over 50,000 children.
This documentary follows the lives of children living in temporary camps in South Sudan and refugee camps just across the border in Northern Uganda, giving a heart-wrenching and personal glimpse into their lives and telling their inspiring, moving stories through their own words.
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