A DAY IN THE LIFE AT ZAATARI CAMP

World Refugee Day, June 2013. ©Suranga Mallawa/ACTED

A Syrian refugee mother and her children stand outside their tent at Jordan’s Zaatari camp. Nearly all of the tents at Zaatari have been replaced by caravans, which not only provide more privacy, but better protection from extreme weather. ©Peter Biro/IRC

42% of households in Zaatari are headed by women. ©UNHCR

Syrian children working in the Zaatari refugee camp. Most of the camp's 680 small shops employ children illegally. ©ILO

A teacher encourages a young Syrian student in Zaatari's School 1. ©KnK

UN Women “Women and Girls’ Oasis” at Zaatari Camp. International World Refugee Day. ©Maria Fanlo/UN Women.

Every morning the World Food Programme (WFP) distributes 25 metric tons of freshly baked bread to all refugees living in Zaatari camp; around half a million pieces of flat bread a day baked in local Jordanian bakeries. ©WFP/Dina El-Kassaby

©Melisa Fernandez/UNHCR

A lit-up tent during Ramadan 2013. ©UNHCR

A young man receives a haircut provided by an industrious entrepreneur in Zaatari camp. ©Peter Biro/IRC