Dadaab refugee camp was overflowing when i visited there in 2007 and took these pictures. A Somali woman is holding the card a refugee receives when he or she is registered. It becomes their most important possession as it entitles them to receive food and basic shelter (a tent). Dadaab was set up for 90,0oo people. Now there are at least 400,000 with 1500 arriving, on foot, each day. Many do not survive the journey

the refugees line up for weekly food distribution day. In this cage they are shown the amount of food each person will receive

this woman wept when she realized her card had been lost or stolen. Without the card no food would be given to her or her family

the situation for refugees in Dadaab is near hopeless. The cant go back to Somalia and they arent allowed to leave the camp in Kenya