Passing time

In camp time flows by continuously. Some people say we may always be neglected. I want to show how refugees, being stateless and unemployed, spend time. People gather in families and share their happiness and sorrows. Rabin / PhotoVoice / LWF

In camp time flows by continuously. Some people say we may always be neglected. I want to show how refugees, being stateless and unemployed, spend time. People gather in families and share their happiness and sorrows. Rabin / PhotoVoice/ LWF

We youths play games and do exercise, we paint pictures and sing songs. We keep our minds active.
Rabin / PhotoVoice / LWF

We youths play games and do exercise, we paint pictures and sing songs. We keep our minds active.
Rabin / PhotoVoice / LWF

We youths play games and do exercise, we paint pictures and sing songs. We keep our minds active. Rabin / PhotoVoice / LWF

People in the camps like playing many different games. Sometimes people play cards but not often because if the camp police see them, they will punish them or ask for money. Sometimes they play cards when people die. Aite Maya / PhotoVoice / LWF

The old people in the camps like to sit together under the shade of the trees. They talk about politics and health issues. Most of the elder people go there and this is how they pass their days. Aite Maya / PhotoVoice / LWF

Bhutanese refugee youth united in exercise. Purna / PhotoVoice / LWF

Bhutanese refugee youth united in exercise. Purna / PhotoVoice / LWF

Bhutanese refugee youth united in exercise. Purna / PhotoVoice / LWF

He is the man of the match. He won a shield at a championship. Being a refugee he never looses hope of becoming a football star in Bhutan.
Indra / PhotoVoice / LWF

Bhutanese boys love playing football and we have many tournaments in the camps. We have limited facilities but we play even if we have to make our own footballs out of bags and string. Pasang / PhotoVoice / LWF

Marshal arts makes all refugee boys healthy and active. They do marshal arts because there are no body building clubs in the camps.
Bikash / PhotoVoice / LWF

Opportunities so not come knocking at the door. There are good musicians in the camps but there are few opportunities for them due to lack of economy.
Bikash / PhotoVoice / LWF

Opportunities so not come knocking at the door. There are good musicians in the camps but there are few opportunities for them due to lack of economy.
Bikash / PhotoVoice / LWF

Whenever there is a group of people they will talk about Bhutan. They will share their opinions about the past events in Bhutan and our present situation.
Aite Maya / PhotoVoice / LWF

Karim is a popular game in the camps
Purna / PhotoVoice / LWF

Karim is a popular game in the camps
Purna / PhotoVoice / LWF

Bhutanese dancing, even though we are far from our country we still like to celebrate our culture and traditions.
Indra / PhotoVoice / LWF



















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