Among them are Guled, a former child soldier who lives for football Nisho, who scrapes an existence by pushing a wheelbarrow and dreaming of riches Tawane, the indomitable youth leader and schoolgirl Kheyro, whose future hangs upon her education. Over the course of four years, Ben Rawlence became a firsthand witness to this strange and desperate limbo land, getting to know many of those who have come there seeking sanctuary. Its buildings are made from mud, sticks or plastic its entire economy is grey and its citizens survive on rations and luck. Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, in the midst of the inhospitable desert of Northern Kenya where only thorn bushes grow, Dadaab is a city like no other. To the charity workers, Dadaab refugee camp is a humanitarian crisis to the Kenyan government, it is a 'nursery for terrorists' to the Western media, it is a dangerous no-go area but to its half a million residents, it is their last resort.
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