Hamila Abdi her son walked for 7 weeks before recently arriving at Dadaab refugee camp.
AFSC staff Christine Mbito spoke with refugees in Dadaab on her trip July 25-28. Here is Halima Abdi’s story, as told by Christine.
“Farah (the translator) and I met Halima Abdi, a new arrival, in Hagadera camp.
“Halima had just arrived from Afmadow, a city in southern Somalia, located in the middle of the Juba region bordered by Kenya. The journey was very harsh for her youngest child, who is just now is looking like his usual self.
