Although Chibolya is not a refugee camp—and yet, its conditions are worse than any refugee camp Clemantine and Claire have stayed in since leaving Rwanda. When Clemantine and Claire were in Burundi, they were doled out food and had no opportunities to make their own money. In Chibolya, though, at least their possessions are their own and they pay for the small space they live in. There is, then, a small amount of pride associated with living outside refugee camps, even if the conditions are no better (or perhaps
worse) than they might be in a camp.