Life in the Nakuru IDP Camp
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Photo 1 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINChildren line up for food at the Nakuru Camp. Due to rising food prices it has become more difficult to supply IDP's with sufficient portions to meet nutrional needs. This poses a health threat to children, women and men living in the camps, especially those with existing illnesses. -
Photo 2 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINWhile internally diplaced people continue to face difficulties such as low security and health concerns, they continue to receive assistance. Displaced people wait to collect donated clothes. -
Photo 3 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINA view of Nakuru show grounds. Nakuru camp includes many of the citizens from the town of Nakuru. -
Photo 4 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINDisplaced Kenyans seek shelter at Nakuru show ground. Like many other IDP campus in Kenya, limited security has resulted in gender violence against women and children that includes gang rape. -
Photo 5 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINA view of Nakuru IDP Camp. Nukuru has be open since December 30, 2008 and is located in the Rift Valley Province in Western Kenya. -
Photo 6 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINA women serves food to internally displaced persons. Various donors, including the Girl Child Network (GCN), have provided foods such as vegetables and milk. The World Food Program (WFP) has mainly delivered maize, beans and cooking oil to Nakuru camp. -
Photo 7 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINChildren carry fire wood in Nakuru camp. Due to the election violence, many schools have closed down and those that have opened contain crowded rooms of students. -
Photo 8 of 8Credit: Manoocher Deghati/IRINMany have arrived to Nakuru seeking shelter because their homes have been destroyed due to the violence following the December elections.
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