Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. They fled when Morocco invaded their country, Western Sahara, in 1975.
Food sources are limited because of the harsh climate and difficult storage conditions.
The daily diet for most refugees consists of rice, lentils or beans, supplemented occasionally by powdered milk, flour, canned fish or meat. For most adults, fresh vegetables and fruit are a distant memory. For children, they are just pictures in books. Their unbalanced diet lowers their resistance to fatigue and disease and prevents the children from growing into strong, healthy adults. The United Methodist Committee on Relief helps to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to approximately 5,000 children in two boarding school complexes in the camps.