A day in the life of Habiba

Habiba Mohamed Oukash, is a 51 years old, Somali refugee living in Awbarre Camp. She arrived in Awbarre camp in Jijiga, Ethiopia in 2006 from southern Somalia as a widow seeking asylum and has lived in Awbarre camp for 15 years. She has served as a board member and now the chair to the Refugee Community Council (RCC) and Women’s Association for almost a decade. Her commitment in engaging in activism to bring awareness to issues of SGBV, Tahriib, and women/girls health has made her a role model of resilience and leadership within her community. In collaboration with the BBC Media Action, we present a series of short films following a ‘day in the life’ narrative - following refugees in their day to day lives, and illustrating the contributions that refugees make to their communities.