Theresa is one of many children living in an IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camp near Khartoum. These camps are home to 2.2 million people, the largest concentration of displaced people in the world who have been forced from their homes because of the decades of conflict between north and south Sudan. 57% are under 20 years oldPhotograph: Felicia Webb/Save The ChildrenA pupil playing in their school playground. Without these safe places to play children are less likely to be protected from abusePhotograph: Felicia Webb/Save The ChildrenPupils in a lesson with their teacher in one of the IDP camps just outside KhartoumPhotograph: Felicia Webb/Save The Children
Angelina 13, at home in one of the IDP camps on the outskirts of Khartoum. She was born in the north but her parents came from the south. Her brother was taken by the Sudan People's Liberation Army to fight when he was 12. Angelina loves school and wants to be a doctor or an engineerPhotograph: Felicia Webb/Save The ChildrenPupils playing at their school in one of the IDP campsPhotograph: Felicia Webb/Save The ChildrenNyaniayel at home in one of the IDP camps. The 21 years of conflict between north and south Sudan and the continuing fight in Darfur has resulted in this mass displacement. The majority of displaced people in Khartoum are very vulnerable, living in temporary structures in shanty villagesPhotograph: Felicia Webb/Save The ChildrenHijazi, 12, at home. His message to other children is: 'Please don't leave school because in the future you have to rely on other people'Photograph: Felicia Webb/Save The ChildrenMeysun (in pink scarf) in class at her school in one of the IDP campsPhotograph: Felicia Webb/Save The Children
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