This study explores the daily life and its psychological meaning in a young refugee camp in Molé, in the North of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is an original case study that aims to understand aspects from daily life in the camp, like health, education, food, shelters, hobbies, jobs, psychological needs, and its main psychological consequences. This research was exploratory and qualitative, based on open-ended questions, participant observation, and recording of photos, with eight Central-African refugee camp inhabitants. The main results point to a permanent focus on the bad living conditions in the camp, associated with sadness, hopelessness, deep psychological suffering, and uncertainty about the future. The discussion of these results is necessary to understand life in camps and to improve life conditions with other types of protection, since camps are an immediate solution. It is also important to address refugees' psychological needs and to draw community and individual interventions as early as possible in order to mitigate their suffering. © 2018 American Psychological Association.

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