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Visit to IDP (Internally Displaced People)

On Monday, Tony went with Vickie's class to visit a internally displaced camp- this term simply means people who are refugees in their own country. The people in this particular camp had come from Western and Northern Kenya where most of the violence had taken place.

Tony visited with some of the women and listened to their stories of survival.
The man in the picture below, Robinson, ran for his life when the attackers descended on him and his family. He has 9 children and also grandchildren. His whole family were separated during the skirmishes but they found each other in this particular camp. Such an amazing story. The ladies in his picture are members of his family.
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