Dadaab: Growing up in the world’s largest refugee camp

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Located in eastern Kenya, near the Somali border, is Dadaab. This sprawling refugee camp is home to some 280,000 people, most of them from Somalia. Over the past 25 years, a whole generation of children have grown up here. Our reporters went to meet some of these youngsters who cling to one hope: leaving the camp.
This report by Michael Guiheux and Maïa Boyé was awarded the 2016 Rotary/FRANCE 24 prize for best young video journalist.
Rahma is a 19-year-old high school student. Abdirizak, 25, is a teacher. Sagaro, also 19, owns a video game stand. These three young people have different destinies, but the same dream. They all want to go and live elsewhere, far from the Dadaab camp, which is run entirely by the UN High Commission for Refugees and which they are forbidden to leave without a permit.
They agreed to share a few days of their lives with us, explain how they got to Dadaab and - above all - how they plan to get out. This is their story.
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[@lovelymu3642]

I came to this place young 11 years old. I was going to modnimo high school in dadhab. Now I'm in USA for more than 15 years. I hope one day going back to this place help them.

[@soraya6296]

Aww I hope your doing better now

[@hodanmohamedabdi7989]

@@soraya6296 my v mmml 10:23

[@colleenpeck6347]

Asylum means that it is too unsafe to return.

[@ADiamondQuartz]

This is the saddest situation. Imagine being stuck in purgatory with nothing but the will to survive. They have nothing and every government is against them.

[@mohamedtapliq7287]

It is saddest news ever I have had remember patience is the key to success

[@ececaberilla7261]

10:26 Not at all! You haven't missed anything, you are the one who stayed to help your people! There's more honor to that.

[@saidofficial8674]

I have been living dadaab refugee for over 5 years and now I live in Libya you know life is getting worst day by day I wish life does not give me another lesson enough I tought a lot of lessons

[@SM-fj4kz]

InshaAllah

[@caawiyechannel3035]

am now 23,born and raised in this biggest refugee camp...indeed its a miserable and custody life. being a refugee is not our choice but we try to feel happy for the few opportunities that even many other refugees doesnt have to access.... i wish i could a suitable place to fulfil my dream

[@SM-fj4kz]

U will soon

[@mosa11cr77]

This guy is my best friend he is awesome guy he works harder

[@abdikhadarqanciye7536]

i pass this life refegee but know i am I life in Switzerland Alx i prey this pple to get new life

[@fatmanashat6516]

am still live this life refugee

[@alihamud322]

I bet you in debt after debt since you came to switzland or you paycheck is equal the bills you paying which means you hardly saving anything.TELL THE TRUTH .

[@beingkltd]

The UN failed to honor their part which has resulted in the increase of the Kenyan debt. We don't want them to live in deplorable conditions and the camp is already past it's capacity. The large population in the camp is difficult to protect from terrorists as well as the Kenyan citizens. People want to paint a bad picture of us. The truth is we can't pretend that the camp is flourishing and we want them to live peacefully in their country

[@juliusmaranga-zh6be]

Kenya has really helped somalia

[@samekatfromyesterday2780]

I pray everyone that wants to get out make it out safe

[@ocroafff5527]

I used live there I'm in Canada now

[@viozlwt]

I don't think you'll see this comment as it's been 2 years but if you do I hope you are doing better now 🙏

[@onesynthesis6676]

He goes on complaining about food, shelter and then goes on producing children? Why is the media not saying that?

[@abdiabdi7985]

that is so true

[@colleenpeck6347]

Africa needs condoms quickly!

[@omarawil2104]

That guy who bought the video games is in canada right now.

[@Drivecareful]

Sagaray welcome to Canada saxib qali

[@sweethomes263]

I like that school Motto

[@sadiamoalim8442]

I was born in here and was there until we moved to America! I hope they don't close it but actually help the refuges. ....when I lived there I use to live there ifo a small town in the camp but it was home and I didn't know anything but the camp! I hope these people get brought to the development countries

[@caawiyechannel3035]

m.A thanks to the Almighty who gave you that opportunity......imagine i yet live in that camp where you left and the situation worsened how you knew

[@charlesgikonyo2592]

Do you offer any aid to this camp because you made it.

[@colleenpeck6347]

​@@charlesgikonyo2592 They get welfare in their asylum countries and send some of the money home to their families.

[@abdirazakhersi3487]

Mas allah and mas allah

[@quraanonlineschool6213]

*Allaha siiyo nolol wanaagsan*

[@djx5745]

Ameen

[@khalifshale4535]

I used to live in hegadheer I moved to United States in 2012

[@NigwardTheSquid]

Congratulations

[@picsandvidstv1348]

So which system are they using? Somalis or Kenyan education system?

[@bernardwanjohi7201]

They're in Kenya ,why would they be using the somali education system?

[@fredmanyasi7591]

They are not restricted to move out , the can go anywhere they want only not inland kenya , u pple have to appreciate what kenya is doing, they are being taught by kenyan teachers offered security by kenyan police treated by kenyan doctors,

[@njeriwachiraa]

Whats this bull im seeing everywhere about daadab being kenya's 3rd largest city?

[@MenengaiCrater]

cindy wachira the West never wants their ignorant citizens to know the real Africa and how modern it is.

[@horatiusmzaledo1698]

Is it even a municipality? Ten largest cities in Kenya have môre than 300 thousand people.

[@daviddehghan]

What happened to Rahma? Did she make it out? My 10 year old nice wants to know.

[@AyadaBarato27]

Yes Malala helped her 😢

[@Secularism25]

Ethiopia has transferred the Harta Shikh refugee camp into an Ethiopian city and offered all refugees Ethiopian identity and opened public schools so their children could learn amharic language and they would easily integrate without problems Kenya should follow the Ethiopian rule model turn these refugees into loyal kenyan citizens

[@SimonMamichaa]

That's not our problem

[@maida215]

Woow sagaaro ma ina dhoola yaraa reer xagadheer waa beesheeyda aloow iixafid

[@lindagarcia708]

Send some birth control.

[@colleenpeck6347]

Kenya needs condoms!

[@abdirazakhersi3487]

Help my history book9,conutry

[@skontheroad]

The largest refugee camp is supposedly UNWRA's Palestinian camp. Or they are the longest camp. Or maybe bc UNWRA was created solely for the Palestinians it doesn't count?

[@abdirazakhersi3487]

If Allah,say🎉

[@dawnbaker6047]

I wonder who funds this “wonderful program”????🙄

[@tuugable]

Dawn Baker your ugly mother does.

[@icantransformUK]

Who funded to produce u from ur mothers womb. You hate ppl that are in need, better pray u are never in the same situation

[@joyudoh-yq2gw]

Kenyan government cope

[@lutfiapuspa2639]

sometimes their lives are nomadic or move around in search of clean water or because they follow tribal chiefs.

[@tunnaika]

They learned early what to say incase they are intervewed.they know when asked what theyll do once out there, to say they wanna go to school study and become engineer, pulots, lawyers,Doctors. They know if they say theyll just come to europe get wellfare and follow the quran they’ll remain in Daabab forever

[@abdiabdi7985]

what do you mean by follow quran

[@hassanyusuf7738]

your level of ignorance and hate is beyond comprehensible.. Majority of these former refeugees when settled in USA or other European nations work hard to survive by working in one of the most dirtiest jobs to feed their families and here you are accusing them of living off handsout of their hosted nations... I can tell you ad former refugee who lived in the States for more than two decades I am an educator, business owner and productive member of the society and for the majority of my people of Somali orgins are decend, hard working tax payers who contributed immensely to welfare of this nation.

[@colleenpeck6347]

Yes, they forgot to mention that they dropped out of school at 15. Not to mention, they need to learn the country' language to study.

[@spooks77]

2.55 animal torture spotted. its why i dont like or will support those heartless monsters who abuse their working animals like that with overloading

[@notmaryan]

Well sorry but these “heartless monsters” have only animals as their source of food and need it for survival considering their situation.

[@notmaryan]

Stona Raptor the fact that racist people like you have the actual balls to say something like this is absurd.

[@notmaryan]

They are more human then you’ll ever be.

[@abdifamily8989]

spooks77 ok so if you were in their situation your telling me you wouldn’t do the same

[@botlematlali1827]

You are stupid

[@drkimoni5011]

KENYAN VERSION OF LOW INCOME HOUSING !

[@eduardocasillas7948]

1

[@Saving_Money10k]

Ugh I was there that day I missed to be in a documentary