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Life in the camp

In the camp, the houses are arranged in long lines, their grassed roofs almost touching across the narrow pathways. The circular houses have one room, which is less than three metres across; it has a cone-shaped grass-covered roof and mud-plastered walls. There is no window.

Women waiting for warter at the Oxfam tapstand in Oryang parish, one of twelve water points in Amida camp. Credit: Geoff Sayer/Oxfam
Women waiting for warter at the Oxfam tapstand in Oryang parish, one of twelve water points in Amida camp. Credit: Geoff Sayer/Oxfam
 

Outside, there is a wooden rack, which is used to dry dishes and cooking pots in the sunshine. The Oxfam staff in the camp encourage people to use drying racks because they help to prevent disease; before this, the pots and pans were generally stacked on the ground. Sometimes there are six people sharing each single-roomed house. This problem of overcrowding often leaves women with the responsibility of looking after the home.

 

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