Photo archive
Explore photographs of Dzaleka’s daily life, culture and community history. Open a photograph for its caption, date and photographer credits.
2025
5 archive entries
SecondHand Words
In Dzaleka refugee camp, clothing arrives already speaking. T shirts carry slogans, jokes, dreams, confidence, rebellion, joy. None of them chosen by the children who wear them.
Photo: Mimo Khair
Tumaini Festival: A Love-First Way of Life
Thirteen frames from the Tumaini Festival, held inside Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. There’s nothing else like it anywhere in the world. It’s people standing shoulder to shoulder, smiles ear to ear.
Photo: Joseph Dalton
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Tumaini Festival 2025
From day 2 in #dzalekarefugeecamp in #malawi . Children in a festive mood in anticipation of @tumainifestival (the only festival taking place inside. Refugee camp). So lucky to witness this amazing event and to be part of it even for a few days.
Photo: Mimo Khair
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2023
4 archive entries
I will not do it again
On November 22, police fired tear gas and clashed with refugees when they looted some items from a warehouse after discovering that their names were missing from a distribution list of people who were supposed to receive materials for shelter.
Photo: Diego Menjíbar Reynés
A Man Collects Cardboard After Blanket Distribution
A man collects cardboard from the Dzaleka distribution center after a distribution of blankets and other supplies.
Photo: Carlos Martinez
The Living Hope nursery school in Dzaleka Refugee Camp
This excerpt highlights the challenges faced by researchers working with vulnerable communities impacted by climate change and displacement
Photo: Helen Storey
2022
2 archive entries
2021
10 archive entries
Tumaini Festival 2021
Young talents from Dzaleka performing at Tumaini Festival 2021
Photo: Tumaini Festival
Building Hope: The Fight for Work Rights in Dzaleka
A young man in Dzaleka builds a shelter, highlighting refugees' need for work as a path to dignity and survival.
Photo: Carlos Martinez
Learning Against All Odds: Education in Dzaleka
In Dzaleka, overcrowded classrooms and limited resources challenge education, but students like 16-year-old Dany remain hopeful, aspiring to reach university despite the odds.
Photo: Carlos Martinez
2018
1 archive entry
2015
6 archive entries
Every child has the right to play
A wonderful quote: Every child has the right to play
Photo: Sarah McLean
Gathered in a tree to watch the dance performances
A group of kids gathered in a tree to watch the dance performances
Photo: Sarah McLean
Kids will be kids: trampling the bouncy castle until it bursts
Kids will be kids: trampling the bouncy castle until it bursts
Photo: Sarah McLean