first days in jamam refugee camp, south sudan: a photo essay
by caitlin meredith

Stefanos, the Nigerian feeding center nurse in the forefront. Prominently displayed compound clothesline in background. Don’t look for my knickers. Haven’t tackled that project yet. 45 people, 2 “shower” cubicles, just to the right of the clotheslines. Make it quick.

my favorite sign so far. i’m told it had no discernable effect. sidenote: if anyone is missing any flies, I think they’re all here in South Sudan.

three weeks ago this was dry, covered with tents. the rainy season flooded half of the camp so the UN is relocating the affected refugees to another camp a couple hours’ drive down the road. you can see the white tents on the periphery of the swamps in the back ground. also you’ll notice that there are still a few trees left. in a few weeks they’ll all be cut down for fire wood and construction.
AMAZING!!! Caitlin we miss you so much. Thank you for including us. I’m going to post this on our RedBird FB page so others in our community can follow your experience. Please keep us involved. The lady carrying the water “barrels” could use some Pilates conditioning. 🙂 Think it’s the other way around. We could use her strength and fortitude. Much love from Austin. Lee