Thursday, April 29, 2021

Images from Palabek

Images from Palabek

The Palabek refugee camp in Uganda is one of the largest such camps in the world.  Salesian priests and brothers have been there almost since its beginning, providing pastoral care and educational opportunities.  They are the only non-refugees allowed to live in the camp.


(ANS – Palabek, Uganda - April 29, 2021) - The Palabek refugee camp was officially established in April 2016 and currently hosts more than 56,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mostly from South Sudan. Here, Salesian missionaries welcome and support all these people, offer them pastoral care and also run several schools, to ensure adequate education for children and young people. Among these photos – which portray moments of daily life in the camp – there are also images relating to the Easter period, with the celebrations of Holy Week, Easter Mass, and the Baptisms of several newborns.

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