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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 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. 

© Photo : Habibi/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"Tear gas. Why?" - Habibi, 24, Afghanistan.
Tear gas. Why? - Habibi, 24, Afghanistan. - Sputnik International
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"Tear gas. Why?" - Habibi, 24, Afghanistan.
© Photo : Sultana/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"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.
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. - Sputnik International
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"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.
© Photo : Mohammed/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"People are breaking their legs trying to jump the fences. There is no other way, no chance" - Mohammed, 27, Eritrea.
People are breaking their legs trying to jump the fences. There is no other way, no chance - Mohammed, 27, Eritrea. - Sputnik International
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"People are breaking their legs trying to jump the fences. There is no other way, no chance" - Mohammed, 27, Eritrea.
© Photo : A.K.A Dream/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"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.
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. - Sputnik International
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"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.
© Photo : Mohammed/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"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.
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. - Sputnik International
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"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.
© Photo : Sultana/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"I like taking photos, to remember the memories" - Sultana, 11, Afghanistan.
I like taking photos, to remember the memories - Sultana, 11, Afghanistan. - Sputnik International
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"I like taking photos, to remember the memories" - Sultana, 11, Afghanistan.
© Photo : Oshar/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"In the Jungle we feel as if we live in a chicken pen" - Oshar, Sudan.
In the Jungle we feel as if we live in a chicken pen - Oshar, Sudan. - Sputnik International
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"In the Jungle we feel as if we live in a chicken pen" - Oshar, Sudan.
© Photo : Habibi/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"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.
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. - Sputnik International
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"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.
© Photo : Muzamil/Welcome to Our Jungle 2016"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.
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. - Sputnik International
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"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.
© Photo : Oshar/Welcome to Our Jungle 2015"Education is the cure for racism" - Oshar, Sudan.
Education is the cure for racism - Oshar, Sudan. - Sputnik International
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"Education is the cure for racism" - Oshar, Sudan.
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