Life Inside The World's Largest Refugee Camp (2011)

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.
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"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.
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[@sly6248]

While commenting remember this, no one sits down and decides to be a refugee for no reason at all. They all were living their lives until a choice between life and death forced them to move. Be kind... it's part of being human.

[@sjagdat]

This is so sad for the children. Newborn babies, young children starving from hunger. My heart breaks

[@quik-pj1hd]

Me too😭😭

[@Rolando_Cueva]

​@mariposita 🦋 they don't care, they're that greedy

[@magnus1001]

When they can't feed the children they have yet keep having more it seems like ignorance or mental illness to let your children suffer like that.

[@sharalynnshanley6269]

It's their country who is holding back food and water from its people. They weren't forgotten by the world. That was in 2011, I wonder how things are now...

[@naagtiihashaninheshay1272]

We still in but know we have internet

[@creedstat]

3 wives and 20 children and were supposed to feel bad for his stupidity

[@relaxingtherapist5302]

As an African I always ask myself,why have children which you cannot provide for.

[@abdikal566]

Wow I am one of the lucky ones to get an opportunity to fly to America

[@savannahjones8765]

Wow, the people in this comment section are disgusting.

[@raymondwalters3417]

having 3 kids when you dont have a job or food is disgusting

[@mllex2018]

Raymond Walters agree it has nothing to do with education North Korea is very poor as well but families prioritize education both parents work they don’t breed like rabbit

[@abdimalikali478]

Being once in this life and in this camp I am now in Spain

[@naagtiihashaninheshay1272]

Ilahe aa kabixiyy wll dadaal oo dalkaga wax uqabo koloy fursad wa haysaye

[@urgirlubah1435]

Same but I'm in lewiston Maine America

[@mocua2910]

🙏🏾

[@Hello-uk5xp]

@@urgirlubah1435 why Maine😂

[@Sorel366]

You see that’s the problem right there. Instead of improving your culture and country you just want to flee to a white country.

[@hkkh7195]

Let's the young stand up and join hands to help our sister, brothers,and kids.

[@lavendera6846]

Omg..from 2011 till 2019 ..morerefugees..heal the world🙏

[@brucebright9949]

Three wives and twenty children- - OK , there is something you are not telling me.

[@foxcub6795]

Condom

[@Aminata579]

It’s good to comment sometimes but if you can’t help, it’s better you stay out of hurtful words. They are human like any of us. They deserve respect, love and good treatment. I am not from there but I feel bad for their condition.

[@DotiVirtuoso]

its 2019 and they are still there. there's no way our government is going to send away over a million refugees back to somalia. thousands are kenyans as they were born there

[@samharahmed4573]

I was living Eritrea refugee cam for 18 years but now I am in Australia Alhamdulliah But my refugee camp was bit better not too many people but the same situation 🙏

[@OfLanceTheLonginus]

The worst part is, nothing here is going to change any time soon It will only get worse in the next few decades

[@johnthompson7105]

This is what the WEF have planned for england

[@johnbaylaya7000]

Africa has been having starving kids for decades...everyone feels sorry for them but no govt changes the policies that causes it...money and food never gets to the people but to crooked leaders...

[@mauhmoh8947]

Please, they are refugees. It is enough that Kenya offers them a place to stay. What they eat isn't our responsibility as kenyans

[@MichelleLuvn25]

@@mauhmoh8947 that was cruel and evil to even type I pray you make your way to hells gates

[@internetmail3888]

If you Put lots of leaves in a double skinned plastic duvet covers to create large heavy insulation panels. It's a cheap survival tip that might save some lives in refugee camps in winter....

[@nunyabuziness8421]

Why is it always the people in the poorest countries that have the most kids that they can't feed

[@binebum1]

So sad sad sad😰. Where are they now, 6 years later? Where is the remarkable lady, Regina, who runs this place? I take my hat off to her dedication and quiet gentle competence

[@husseinasrasalah7348]

Thank you for your amazing support for these people who are in desperate need .

[@RollcageHiggins-uf9nm]

The worlds largest fake ugee camp is called england

[@lovegodtimessquarenycmedia4486]

THE MEN ON LINE BLOCK THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM GETTING HELP

[@cristinah4909]

so many children.... !!!!!

[@expectancenduwayo1961]

I have been in this camp for nine years but now I'm in Australia

[@naagtiihashaninheshay1272]

Still in ifo dagahley camp

[@sagagumma4560]

Hello my name is Saga,I would like to talk to you this my Email [e-mail] i would like to hear from you.

[@fatmanashat6516]

2011 that time was the time we came refugee camp dadab refugee and I still live hagadere refugee

[@expectancenduwayo1961]

@@sagagumma4560 you want to talk to me?

[@iandarichards8778]

U r a true survivor 😍

[@essdeefamily6216]

its very easy to judge if you cannot understand but we all share one thing and that is we are all potential refugees. you can be forced to flee for safety out of many reasons not only war. you may be an environmental refugee where conditions in your home area are no longer conducive for human being survival. In Africa our culture promotes the continuity of our community through giving birth to many children. I know to some this may seem backwards to some people but the diversity in our continents, cultures and lifestyles is what makes us. lets embrace one another and avoid judging where it may not help. share love with everyone. we all have our stories

[@janendegwa5462]

Esther Mwangi yeah but which Kenyans have 20 kids this is Somalis they also create war every where they go

[@samueltitia2877]

The camp is coming to an end 😭 Our interior Cs ordered that.

[@welimahat6450]

I wish this very heart touching clip from world`s largest refugee camp be exposed to so called somali politicians who are fighting for power and material gains at the expense of their people who are dying for lacking basic things in life!!!I am sure if any of somali politician or warlord watch this clip,Then without doubt he will priorities the interest of the fellow citizens

[@creedstat]

u they have no food no way to feed buy they all have handfuls of kids...

[@wetttjetz5974]

Because they don’t have birth control in those countries. Some of them have been raped

[@expectancenduwayo1961]

My former refugee camp I remember when it's came the registration day this is what happened.

[@elisabethhedlund2849]

You are poor so have twentie children 😳

[@iamflick0160]

I think he did mention correctly that he was a wealthy man before alshabab messed his life

[@FreshtexBlackman]

I could never understand why do the poorest of the poor have so many kids! or could it be that sex is used as a temporary means to end their frustrations?

[@goodluck6715]

No it's about having family. Speak good or don't speak at all

[@bethp3320]

The more children they have the more chance of someone taking care of them when they’re old

[@toekkababy5329]

They are savages simpel,only thing they know in life is how to breed like rats

[@frankblangeard8865]

No shortage of babies.

[@dawnbaker9808]

Fuck that noise POPULATION CONTROL AND NO MIGRATING STAY HOME And WORK ON YOUR OWN COUNTRY. MANAGE YOUR RESOURCES WORK YOUR LAND

[@hkkh7195]

To all somelians around the world if this don't touch you in depth of the heart.i would say you are blinded.

[@emmanuelnkemere8014]

This is what religion and tribalism can bring upon a people.

[@emmanuelnkemere8014]

I believe other countries can learn, Nigeria especially.

[@SimonMamichaa]

You are so right

[@audreyclarke6019]

3 wives 20 children?

[@tomastom5955]

they are forced to have children

[@sandranakacwa2669]

Am speechless

[@kevinmurimi7965]

What steps are the world governments doing?

[@katniss1968]

Three wives and twenty children that he cannot feed. Insanity. Leaving your child behind to be eaten by hyenas, who does that? I am having a very hard time finding any sympathy for these people.

[@toekkababy5329]

Agreed,they are brainless savages breeding like rats, Some have 70+ children and 10+ wifes

[@rmofo]

What’s the point of a refugee camp if the people still struggle to survive?

[@yousifharakan3292]

لدينا الآف من دارفور ايضا هنا لسنين طويلة جدا يجب اصلاح البلد و القبض علي المجرمين للجنائية الدولية وحقوق الضحايا الأبرياء الذين قتلوا ظلما وجورا نهارا جهارا لم نتخلي عن حقوقهم .حق قانوني بمحاكمة المجرمين

[@thegreatmandera4710]

I heard of refugees but never went there am really sorry for what s happening but Allah will make a way out.

[@majestystephanie6587]

Why is it always up to everyone else’s governments to help refugee’s/migrants it’s way too many and we can’t just take the kids because they have way too many of those too!

[@somethingaboutit8466]

Majesty Stephanie stfu

[@Fareeda212]

Bc we are all human and should help each other out, it’s called basic human decency and not being selfish.

[@hiliachriss9520]

i don't understand the universe, where there is hunger high birth rate higher

[@puppet_masters-tp7wr]

3 wives and 20 children, supporting that many on 10 acres of land? That's pretty efficient. Where do they go after Daddab?

[@mai-qn7cs]

Why do they have so many children?

[@pedramtavakoli5751]

Häans Hövinskaa I don't know but what I know is that they can go to another Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia with great economic, also there is a lot of other Islamic countries they can go, it's not our business to know why most of them have more than 6 kids with their bad situations be honest I think they are really stupid.

[@rahmofarah9579]

Häans Hövinskaa why the fuck do you care???

[@nationalist5422]

@@rahmofarah9579 Look at the triggered Somali LOL!!

[@rominaconstenla5624]

Because they don't have access to condons and many of them think anticonceptives are a sin or not manly. Actually, it's haram to spill seed outside a woman in Islam, so that doesn't help. Women in Cuba, Venezuela and Argentina just refuse to have sex or get abortions. Different cultures.

[@aliikohuzni1517]

I am very sorry to see my people dieing for malnushed and hunger, still inside Somalia they are not recovery.

[@magnus1001]

The poor animals are so overburdened and get very little to eat or drink. Who thinks of them in all this mess?!

[@mllex2018]

I would like to donate contraceptives

[@tiawilson4137]

Sad

[@dagulbartolo4670]

GOD, this is so SAD.

[@jameslittle2435]

this is sad

[@karen5022]

what can we do to move our government to help these people be free of refugee camps.

[@MamaJeanne]

We must write to our government officials and ask them to open our doors. Our churches, synagogues, etc., here in the U.S. have a wonderful reputation for helping to resettle these people. If this was our family, we would think very differently about this situation.

[@hedidit5698]

GIVE THEM THE BIRTH CONTROL PILLS. LOL.

[@janemumbi3948]

Very sand comments indeed when you say you lucky to fly out of the camp and now you in France and other in America what actions have you taken to help your fellow citizens? To get out in kenya

[@SimonMamichaa]

Their religion is full of hate

[@lovegodtimessquarenycmedia4486]

DONT GIVE OUT 50 POUND BAGS OF FOOD TO ONE PERSON ONLY PER PERSON MEALS

[@hkkh7195]

I feel for my ppl, what's the matter with the politicians of somali.am sure Somalis have enough to take care of there own.i would say something is not right with all this ppl been treated as if they are not human being,but surely with they hardship Allah will make easy for them.Insha Allah

[@sweethomes263]

Stop having kids until you are financially stable,and can afford to support yourself and your family.Please,take notes.

[@MamaJeanne]

How? if they have a little money, they need it for essentials, like food for their families. That is the responsible thing to do. Birth control is a luxury in the West that most of the world knows little about. Education would be much more valuable for them and their families than negative comments like this.

[@annachase9226]

Also, having children in an agricultural society IS a pathway towards financial stability. More children, more help around the family farm and market. Not every culture is like the West.

[@wendynewberry6283]

Wow talk about living in a box...that is buried. Are you sure you are an educated person? Why bother even watching this, you have learned nothing!

[@wetttjetz5974]

Are u dumb or are u stupid??? Birth control is not available!!

[@cultkilla]

Ooga Booga

[@ingridarvidsson7597]

Does they ever empty the camps? Or is this for these peoples hole life? How can other people pass this camps. Are the first ones there forever? Is it right?

[@linusstrand2468]

No, people are only supposed to stay there until they get a better place to live. But it is never emptied, because new ones come in all the time, and others leave.

[@toekkababy5329]

They stay there forever,keeping the kids in bad shape and the adults eating all the food so they can get more food

[@sarahschmack7016]

Stop war children and women was suffering realy just problem around the world

[@Arkayden]

woa that sucks!

[@hedidit5698]

That;s the price to pay wanting to be an Muslim.Somalia must have democraty.

[@hkkh7195]

Let's start with collecting little from each community around the world, that can go along way for our needy families.Insha Allah.

[@kevinmurimi7965]

SAD

[@abdirazakhersi3487]

Aqro iyo this Qooor, hooyo mcn😢

[@vuvufuzzy2594]

I'm speechless, so sad. I'm praying for a miracle for these people. Is islam (isis/isil) a religion of peace.. I'm not certain of this

[@ronzomac6246]

They know they are diet poor so why keep on having so many kids. 3 wife's and 20 kids. STOP FUCKING.

[@dimitargrancharov4796]

G4S is the security.....

[@georginamakena1660]

Yani ule model international alitoka hapa!God can change Ur name eny time

[@herick168]

Wait what was her name who had gave birth for 5 days?

[@tiominar9599]

my opinions 1st: stop creating war and stop supporting ISIS 2nd : for the refugees stop having kids bfore u cmbck to ur cntry 3rd : god bless u !!

[@MamaJeanne]

If this was your family's horrible situation, how would you feel?

[@teerell5984]

Tio Minar The white man created ISIS the white man is creating these situations.

[@mohamedelmustafaibrahim1003]

1st: you're too oversimplifying the conflict up to a level that you're telling them to stop creating wars, even funnier " stop supporting ISIS ' - a group that they never support. 2nd: refugees don't enjoy the social security pleasure that you're enjoying, which means if they stopped having kids that are " their assets " no one will take care of them when they age, and they have no welfare state in the sense that you have that's why also they have kids in order to rely more on social solidarity. 3rd: read a book!

[@helloyall4355]

Tee Rell dummy! Obama let that shit take off. Its gine since trump took over. Obama is a pussy

[@goodluck6715]

Did you America provided guns

[@cabococarlos1936]

I want to know about basic sanitation electricity running water internet has nothing has nothing why does african suffer so much huh I am an atheist

[@cbear9263]

For the love of God, stop having babies you cannot feed! 🙄😪

[@tomastom5955]

You sound so stupid most of these moms are foster moms helping children. And a lot of these little girls are forced to be married and forced to have children.

[@felixmdoe6644]

Why are they fight for?

[@patriciachaparro9938]

Why do these people keep having more and more children. So this is their only creation suffering children. God these people are nasty.

[@lorrainewhitlock5377]

why don't they use contraception? That would solve some of their problems if they didn't have so many kids.

[@janendegwa5462]

Lorraine Whitlock they're told to have many kids to outnumber the infidel so they give birth and let their kids die instead

[@ndutakatuta4060]

If someone can't access food, safety or even water what on earth makes you think there's a chemist selling pills on the desert road to daadab campsite ????

[@emillykiragu5263]

I Think they are avoiding having periods

[@sirajahamedkhilji3191]

Who the devil's,rascals,in humans responsible for the plight of these people.I pray all the gods to unite and respond immediately.

[@lovegodtimessquarenycmedia4486]

POST NO MEN ON LINE

[@pdr1815]

They cant feed themselves so why not have a couple for kids? They made their culture. Now ive in it. Don't bring it to the U.S. Not our responsibility.

[@9885169563]

They should have only one wife and 2 kids

[@mllex2018]

They should not have kids

[@mllex2018]

People should have kids when they are able financially

[@user-yw2mc6pw9x]

في فريقيه

[@lovegodtimessquarenycmedia4486]

THE WORLD BANK IMF CAN HELP

[@lawrencebishton9071]

sy ryan crisis is where im at 😫 f red again

[@jessmoran7060]

they need to place or lace all food with permanent sterilization med...for all ages.... there are too many of them... there are other african countries they could go to....

[@sophiao5855]

jess moran hahaha lace all foods. Hahaha...I agree

[@ndutakatuta4060]

I am from Kenya. They come to our country as refugees but only in a camp because it's hard to let them to the big cities as some come on with terror intentions. The UN is working closely with us to help with that situation.

[@glendawesley3071]

they stole all the elephants for pianos

[@dericksingh2223]

Hello America did u c. AOC at the gate😀😀😀😀😀😀🏃🏃🏃

[@andrebaptiste9734]

Why they make children when they can't feed them.

[@abdirazakhersi3487]

Iiaahay ha na xaf

[@fatmanashat6516]

2011 that was the time we came refugee camp dadab refugee and I still live hagadere refugee camp in 2016 we got resettlement America that we hope make change our life and to go America but all that dreams was destroyed when the president of america Donal trump was set the chair and refused to enter the refugees in USA

[@garybrunecz7785]

We can't even take care of the people that are already here and you want to let more in. I hope they raise our taxes to 60 percent to cover all the welfare cases you want to inherit from around the world.

[@SimonMamichaa]

Go to Saudi then

[@dericksingh2223]

Breeding ground baby factory.

[@sandranakacwa2669]

Jesus Christ

[@brucebright9949]

Islam tells me to have children

[@dorawilliams4628]

I rather be dead than to live like that.

[@DotiVirtuoso]

really? you are privileged and you think everyone is? trust me you are going to go thru' hard times sooner or later. these people are going to recover and as a kenyan i know many somalis who have

[@froggylegspeople]

Jay Junior Why do you think she’s privileged?

[@hedidit5698]

Don't they ever stop making kids???Brains ,brains,brains.Those kids have no future being born in the Muslims fate.

[@shadoncarl5359]

hedidit no medical care to promote family planning

[@MamaJeanne]

How can they afford birth control when they have to use what money they have for food to feed their families. Personally, it breaks my heart to know they are so helpless.

[@sophiao5855]

hedidit And have space and resources to start a madrasa (Koran memorizing school) in the camp. Just producing more dead brains one generation after another

[@Kaygeedagee]

Jeanne Smith pulling out doesn’t cost money

[@Fareeda212]

@@sophiao5855 wallah ur stupid “Koran memorising school” u don’t even know anything abt Islam hater 💀💀

[@hedidit5698]

O'Bama should be president in his birth place Kenya.

[@MamaJeanne]

Obama was a wonderful president. Even though I am Caucasian, I was thrilled when he was elected. He had a heart for our people.

[@jeffchurum1431]

Why? he will help fight alshaabab in Somalia?

[@maranatha322]

The living Jesus is coming again soon. There is no hope in this world. Jesus, the good shepherd, is the king of the eternal kingdom. Jesus is the only way to God. Invite Jesus to your heart now!

[@Mike--Oxmall]

Nut job.