TV Refugee

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  Daniel Hayduk, Canada
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  Daniel Hayduk
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  http://www.danielhayduk.com

It's a refugee camp like so many others. Rows of battered tents. Children dash down the
worn dirt paths. Women boil rice and meagre vegetables on cook stoves. But here in the
Avepozo Refugee Camp in Togo, a group of refugees from Cote d'Ivoire have become movie
stars. The camp was set up in 2011 after violence in Cote d'Ivoire forced many nationals
to flee. Since 2012, Director Adrien Kpan has been hiring talented refugees to act in his
shows and productions which air on Togolese television. Some already had acting
experience, but taxi drivers, stay at home moms and students have taken this chance to
dream of Hollywood.

Daniel Hayduk is a freelance humanitarian photographer based in East Africa. He enjoys working with NGOs and humanitarian organizations.