Darfurians refugees in Eastern Chad
Chad / Darfurian refugees from Sudan / Djabal camp (17 766 refugees, 4681 families), 4 kilometers west from Goz Beida UNHCR sub-office located 217 km south from Abeche, located 900 kilometer east from N'Djamena the chadian capital. The camp, created on 4/6/2004, is located 80 km from the sudanese border. Everyday, Adija Issac Mahjer, a 25 years old disabled refugee is lying under the shade of a hut in her family compound. Her mother cannot bring her to the shade anymore like she used to do, as she is feeling intense pain in a leg. A neighbour helps her. She arrived in Djabal in 2003 with her mother Achta (45 years old) and her half-brother who is not here anymore. He was a child soldier with the ANT (National Chadian Army). He received money for civilian reintegration. But, six months ago he left again. No one knows where. Achta, Adija's mother tells: "When we fled Sudan, I carry my daughter on my head until Ginda where UNHCR vehicles picked us up. I walked one hour to reach the border. When Adija was born she was normal. The following day, her legs and her arms swellt. I rubbed her members with oil but it was unefficient. Since then I use a rickshaw to carry her around, to go to the hospital. I discovered that she does not feel confortable when she sits. Only when she lies." As Adija is heavily disabled, the women were choosen for relocation in a foreign country. Achta, again: "We went to Abeche (221 kms north) and spent two weeks in the transit center for interview and administrative formalities with 3 or 4 other vulnerable families. We took the plane !Then we were sent back to the camp. Since then we have no news. The trip happened two years ago... To sustain my family, I have a millet and gombo field. A chadian gave it to us, but this year, it did not produce much. Now my right leg is hurting. The plea does not heal at all. Since one month and 2 days, it is still there. I need a rickshaw to move my daughter. I cannot take care of her movments these days." / UNHCR / F. Noy / December 2011
Darfurians refugees in Eastern Chad
Chad / Darfurian refugees from Sudan / Djabal camp (17 766 refugees, 4681 families), 4 kilometers west from Goz Beida UNHCR sub-office located 217 km south from Abeche, located 900 kilometer east from N'Djamena the chadian capital. The camp, created on 4/6/2004, is located 80 km from the sudanese border. Everyday, Adija Issac Mahjer, a 25 years old disabled refugee is lying under the shade of a hut in her family compound. Her mother cannot bring her to the shade anymore like she used to do, as she is feeling intense pain in a leg. A neighbour helps her. She arrived in Djabal in 2003 with her mother Achta (45 years old) and her half-brother who is not here anymore. He was a child soldier with the ANT (National Chadian Army). He received money for civilian reintegration. But, six months ago he left again. No one knows where. Achta, Adija's mother tells: "When we fled Sudan, I carry my daughter on my head until Ginda where UNHCR vehicles picked us up. I walked one hour to reach the border. When Adija was born she was normal. The following day, her legs and her arms swellt. I rubbed her members with oil but it was unefficient. Since then I use a rickshaw to carry her around, to go to the hospital. I discovered that she does not feel confortable when she sits. Only when she lies." As Adija is heavily disabled, the women were choosen for relocation in a foreign country. Achta, again: "We went to Abeche (221 kms north) and spent two weeks in the transit center for interview and administrative formalities with 3 or 4 other vulnerable families. We took the plane !Then we were sent back to the camp. Since then we have no news. The trip happened two years ago... To sustain my family, I have a millet and gombo field. A chadian gave it to us, but this year, it did not produce much. Now my right leg is hurting. The plea does not heal at all. Since one month and 2 days, it is still there. I need a rickshaw to move my daughter. I cannot take care of her movments these days." / UNHCR / F. Noy / December 2011