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Refugee Girl Beats All Odds

Raised in Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world, Fatuma Omar is now studying at Nairobi's top girls school. WFP food assistance while in Dadaab gave her the chance to develop her innate intelligence and provided a foundation on which her determined spirit could build success.

The traditional Malawi meal

Richard shows us what traditional Malawi food consists of. He also battles with a thorn bush in order to show us a community where WFP is supporting a reforestation programme. We then see how people living with HIV are able to provide for their own food needs thanks to a bit of advice and a water pump. 

Meet Fatima and her family

Fatima and her family have lived in the camp for five years.

How To Feed 2 Million People

Dumeetha Luthra travels to the Swabi district of northern Pakistan, where WFP is distributing food to some of the two million people displaced by recent fighting. She reflects on what it means to be a woman in these areas. Back in the capital, Dumeetha shows us some of the things she likes and dislikes about Islamabad.

Becoming Ekhbal

You grow up fast living in a refugee camp...

Here's the story of Ekhbal, a Darfur refugee in Eastern Chad.