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Chelia, Chagodi, Mvuyekure, Martin, Omar; 26, 28, 29, 25 and 27 years old; from South Sudan, Sudan and Burundi; students on the Kakuma campus of the Masinde Muliro University, on DAFI scholarships. Omar: “This is our main classroom. But professors have been on strike for four weeks now, all over Kenya. Usually they are flown to Kakuma to teach for a week or so, which often creates scheduling problems.” Chelia: “Learning here in the camp is very difficult, because of the environment, especially the heat. It is hard to concentrate.” Mvuyekure: “Now I know I will achieve my dream of completing higher education, unlike most refugees, unfortunately.” Chagodi: “Initially, I was hopeless, like many people in the camps. I didn’t know what to do after finishing high school. But I got this chance and I want to give back to the community.” Omar: “When we go through the education system here, we get to understand that we are human beings, that we are important. Many of us don’t actually know that.”