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i-ACT20 Day 12: Pillars of Touloum

The Village Women Built

By Gabriel Stauring

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Touloum is visually striking. When Darfuri refugees were first brought to this area for what was supposed to be a temporary stay, they were given tents for homes.  But, tents are actually very temporary and cannot withstand years of the rough environment of the Chad-Sudan border.