Zamzam

“If possible, I would go back today to my city.”

Zamzam has been in Adre transit camp for around 15 months, she’s from El-Geneina, West Darfur capital.

“The living conditions here in the camp are hard. We have no clothes, no proper meals, no electricity, and no school. We came walking from Sudan. Everything we had was taken from us during the journey. </p>

I am the oldest of five siblings. I like being the big sister because I can give instructions to the little ones. What I miss the most is going to school. I was good student, always among the top three in my class.

Here, there is nothing special to do. We stay at home all day long, in the shelter that my mother made or in our little yard, but there’s no shade to stay in. I know ”Ataba” (Arabic for ”doctors” referring to Doctors Without Borders) as well. I’ve been to their clinic once when I was sick, and I also got vaccinated against measles recently. It was painful shot for me but nobody in my siblings who took the vaccine cried. Everyone was very brave

In the future, I want to be a doctor to take care of people. If possible, I would go back to El-Geneina right away, even today if it were possible, and I would go back to school immediately. It is my country, and I would not hesitate for a second if it is safe.”