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Twilight at the Liniere refugees camp
Its 10 pm another day ends at the camp
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Grafitis on the baracks of Liniere refugees camp in Grande-Synthe near Dunkirk

Refugees painted beautiful graffiti on the shelters walls

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Grafitis on the baracks of Liniere refugees camp
Beautiful grafiitis have been painted by visiting artists
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The Kurdish barber with his daughter in the Liniere refugees camp.
S. (30) ,the Kurdish barber, poses in his fairy tale hut while his little girl cries for papa
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Stall vendor in the refugees camp Liniere  in Grande-Synthe near Dunkirk

I met him in Basroch where he had the only stall I ever saw there. I found him again here selling sweets, eggs and other small goods. When I walked up and down the street, we smiled at each other. He is a very kind man.  

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Mother and her baby just arrived in Liniere refugees camp
This mother and her baby just arrived
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A young kid makes faces at me in the Liniere refugees camp in Grande-Synthe near Dunkirk

The young boy was playing football on the ground behind him then he climbed the small hill and discovered me. Immediately he started making faces through an imaginary  glass.  

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In this hall the refugees of the Liniere refugees camp could reload their portables and talk to their family

Many sockets had been installed in the camp allowing the refugees to load their portables and talk to their family

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Hairdresser in the Liniere refugees camp
Take care of yourself is vital to keep courage
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The German association "Kesha Niya Kitchen" operated the kitchen and cooked up to 1000 meals daily at Liniere refugees camp in Grande-Synthe near Dunkirk

The German association "Kesha Niya Kitchen" and refugee volunteers prepared up to 1000 meals daily. Conditions were much better than for the  Swiss "Rastplatz" in the "Dunkirk Jungle" 

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Food distribution at the Liniere refugees camp
The food distribution
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Breaking the Ramadan fast at dusk at the Liniere refugees camp
Breaking the Ramadan fast at dusk
The huts of the Liniere refugees camp
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The huts of the Liniere refugees camp
The huts of La Liere
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Inside a hut at the Liniere refugees camp  in Grande-Synthe near Dunkirk

S. (33) had a small business in Iraqui Kurdistan. His wife and 2 children, who travelled separately, were arrested and sent back to Irak by the Turkish police

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She lives with her son at the Liniere refugees camp and broke her leg attempting to cross to UK
F (40) broke her leg when she fell from a truck attempting to cross to UK. She lives here with her son.
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Inside a hut at Liniere refugees camp
The refugees have built in many huts an extra room where they can sit with friends
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French speaking Kindergarten opened by the French government in the Liniere refugees camp

Kids in the French speaking Kindergarten. When the french government took control of the camp Liniere they closed the English primary school and the Kindergarten both run by British volunteers. The kids in age of attending school went to the French primary school in Grande-Synthe and a French speaking Kindergarten opened in the camp

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Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Médecins du Monde and the French Red Cross operate conjointly the health center of Liniere refugees camp
Doctors Without Borders, Médecins du Monde and the French Red Cross operate conjointly the camp health center opened 7 days a week
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Medical consultation at the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) health center of Liniere refugees camp

A doctor from Doctors Without Borders and a translator giving medical advice to a mother at the health center. Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Médecins du Monde and the French Red Cross operated conjointly the camp health center opened 7 days a week

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Refugees of Liniere camp try to get into the trucks stuck in traficjams on the highway to Calais
As soon as they spot a trafic jam on the highway to Calais above the camp the refugees climb the hill and try to sneak into an halted truck
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In June 2016 a Kurdish band composed of refugees of the Liniere camp performed during "Les Fêtes de la Musique" at Grand-Synthe

In June 2016 a Kurdish band composed of Liniere refugees performed during "Les Fêtes de la Musique" at Grande-Synthe

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