The Dadaab Refugee Camp in Northern Kenya was established in the year 1991 to provide a temporary solution to civil wars in the Horn of Africa.
The camp was built to accommodate close to 90,000 refugees but its current population is approaching half a million tormented souls and with famine and drought ravaging the East African region, more arrive by each sunrise and sunset alike.
Despite the camp desperation, some residents are beating the odds, determined more than ever to make a successful life out of the camps.
At her parent's residential hut in Dadaab, Ahmed Ardo is caught up in a flurry of activities. She was among the very first to arrive at the camp when her family fled their war-torn country of Somalia in 1991. She was only five when she was caught up in the horrors of the civil war.
Now at 24 years, she puts those unpleasant memories aside to concentrate on a happier thought her forthcoming wedding day.
"Love is everywhere even here in refugee camps. People think refugees are so desperate that they can never even fall in love. Love is natural and I am wedding soon," she said.
Her traditional wedding with her Somalia fiancée is scheduled for August, 2016. Her biggest worry, for now is the repatriation deadline set for September which she says may affect their plans.