Dadaab school defies odds to shine hope on disabled pupils

Children at Daryel Alternative Basic Education Centre in Dadaab Refugee Camp. [Jeckonia Otieno]

At about 10am, amid the searing heat and dust, children are busy in three classrooms.

In one classroom is a group of special needs learners living with different disabilities – physical, mental and albinism among others. A wheelchair pushed by a man in his 50s arrives, accompanied by his wife.