Gallery: Oxfam Ireland: Djabal camp, Chad

Updated: 18:08, Friday, 19 June 2009

The residents of Djibal refugee camp in eastern Chad recently spoke to Oxfam Ireland about their experiences.

Oxfam Ireland has been supporting the Oxfam International response to the crisis in Darfur and related refugee influx in Chad since 2004.

In March 2009, Oxfam Great Britain, Oxfam Ireland's partner in Darfur, was expelled from northern Sudan. Oxfam is appealing this decision. For more: OxfamIreland.org

  • Fatma (left), 17, refugee in the Goz Amir camp in Chad 'Security in the field has greatly improved, but there is still a risk of being attacked by armed man when we leave the camp to find firewood. Last month a girl was raped'
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    Fatma (left), 17, refugee in the Goz Amir camp in Chad
    'Security in the field has greatly improved, but there is still a risk of being attacked by armed man when we leave the camp to find firewood. Last month a girl was raped'

  • Daod, 35, refugee leader 'I have rented a field here where several people work for me. I give them a part of the harvest. I take care of my family and the children of my brother, who died during the war'
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    Daod, 35, refugee leader
    'I have rented a field here where several people work for me. I give them a part of the harvest. I take care of my family and the children of my brother, who died during the war'

  • Buseina (with book), 15, school hygiene promoter in Djabal 'I feel good and comfortable when I give messages to students because they listen and understand. Besides, when we return home, we explain all these things to our parents and neighbours'
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    Buseina (with book), 15, school hygiene promoter in Djabal
    'I feel good and comfortable when I give messages to students because they listen and understand. Besides, when we return home, we explain all these things to our parents and neighbours'

  • Mohammad (right), 35, school teacher 'The schools in refugee camps follow the same curriculum as the schools in Sudan'
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    Mohammad (right), 35, school teacher
    'The schools in refugee camps follow the same curriculum as the schools in Sudan'

  • Jamisa (right), 22, health and hygiene promoter 'I receive a lot of training and I love what I do. When I return to Sudan, I would like to work in a hospital. I know that I cannot become a doctor, but I am sure I can help the same way I do here'
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    Jamisa (right), 22, health and hygiene promoter
    'I receive a lot of training and I love what I do. When I return to Sudan, I would like to work in a hospital. I know that I cannot become a doctor, but I am sure I can help the same way I do here'

  • Mohammad, 35, school teacher 'Normally, we have notebooks, textbooks and blackboards, but there is a lack of other materials for students. So, many of them have to work to buy notebooks'
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    Mohammad, 35, school teacher
    'Normally, we have notebooks, textbooks and blackboards, but there is a lack of other materials for students. So, many of them have to work to buy notebooks'