South Sudanese refugees in Imvepi camp in Uganda express their willingness to return home and get back their normal happy life with their families and relatives.
19 year-old, Viola Tabu, says she is tired of running away from home despite the hardship they face with her family.
It is challenging to fetch water and people walk long distance and the food also is only 15 kilograms and does not last for a month.
‘We are suffering a lot in this camp life of refugees is very hard’, she points out
Alex Mawa, 22-year-old expresses that the life is too hard in the camp though they were welcomed by the community leaders and gave them shelter during the war.
He adds that the education is a barrier and classes are not enough for the secondary school.
Refugees also face the challenge of paying school fees as they cannot afford, Mawa stresses.
Lasu Simon, who reached the camp in 2016, says food is not enough for his family.
The visit of bishops comforted refugees, shows that the church cares for them and knows how they are living, he adds.
Lasu asks President Salva Kiir, Dr Riek Machar and other political leaders to sympathize with the situations refugees face in camps.
He notes that two years since the conflict started they are just feeding on beans and maize.
Regina Alfred, 52-year-old expresses happiness about the visit of Catholic bishops of South Sudan and Sudan to them refugees camps in Uganda.
Let two leaders look at the suffering and tough situation refugees’ face in various camps in the neighbouring countries.
South Sudan and Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference representatives visited refugees in Uganda and were welcomed with joy.
The Bishops took one week seeing refugee in various camps in Uganda as solidarity with refugees so that they do not feel neglected by their own people.
Imvepi Refugee Settlement is hosting thousands of South Sudanese and the land was given by the community not the government of Uganda, and is reported to be one of the peaceful camps.