Welcome to Our Jungle: Refugees Capture Their Reality on Camera
Welcome to Our Jungle: Refugees Capture Their Reality on Camera
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"Welcome to Our Jungle" is a participatory photography project, based in a refugee camp known as the "Jungle" in Calais, France, which gives its inhabitants... 23.06.2016, Sputnik International
"Welcome to Our Jungle" is a participatory photography project, based in a refugee camp known as the "Jungle" in Calais, France, which gives its inhabitants the skills to tell their own stories through the medium of a camera.
The participants of the project, in association with Calais Action non-profit organization, demonstrated creativity and resilience, representing the inextinguishable light of the human spirit.
"It's very difficult to bring water home, especially in this weather. My brother does this every day, sometimes me and my little sister carry some also" - Sultana, 11, Afghanistan.
"My country has a heart of darkness. When I sleep I have nightmares that I am still trapped in the prison in Sudan and can’t escape" - A.K.A Dream, 27, Sudan.
"The library makes me happy because I can get knowledge, also it passes the time, as there is nothing else to do all day. This is the life I am living, its difficult to explain, not only for me but for all people here" - Mohammed, 27, Eritrea.
"When fires happen in the ‘Jungle’, it’s like we are burning in Hell. They happen quite often as people use candles as they can’t afford gas to keep warm" - Habibi, 24, Afghanistan.
"This is my friend. I am proud of him because he doesn’t have any family here, he came from Afghanistan all by himself. He thinks he is 10 years old, but he doesn’t really know" - Muzamil, 10, Afghanistan.
"Education is the cure for racism" - Oshar, Sudan.
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