Download this profile to print Abdulsalam Refugee in Camp Oure Cassoni Nationality: Sudanese Abdulsalam lives in a camp of 27,000 people. He and his friends have one soccer ball to play with. Behing him you can see their soccer pitch, one of sand and hard earth. The harsh environment of the desert, and the hot […]
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Download this profile to print Maht Attends primary school Refugee in Camp Oure Cassoni Nationality: Sudanese Maht lives in the furthest zone of his camp. Although there is sand everywhere, the refugees who were resettled here, feel the sand encroaching on them each and every day; more so than in other zones. Houses, built of […]
Download this profile to print Shephadine Refugee in Camp Oure Cassoni Nationality: Sudanese Shephadine came wheeling around the corner when we spotted him. He plays the preferred sport in refugee camps – wheel frames that can be turned with sticks, plastic bottles, or whatever they can find. Like all kids, refugees love to play games. […]
Download this profile to print Amira Age: 8 Refugee in Camp Oure Cassoni Nationality: Sudanese Amira was the track and field champion of the day, out running her fellow students in a race across the soccer pitch. All together 10 girls participated in today’s races. They began with a Sudanese Opening Ceremony: walking through the […]
Download this profile to print Issa Age: 14 Refugee in Camp Oure Cassoni Nationality: Sudanese How Issa got to Camp Oure Cassoni When asked who destroyed his village, Issa will tell you, the President of Sudan. Four years ago, Issa’s village Darfur was attacked by Sudanese soldiers and the Janjaweed. With machetes, the men tore […]