“I volunteer at the reception centre and use my English language skills to help interpret for new arrivals,” he said. The strain is evident everywhere, from overcrowded reception centres and classrooms to inadequate food supplies and health care services. “Even before the current situation, the schools were overcrowded,” said Sarah Baako Taban, a 43-year-old South Sudanese refugee teacher. “Emergency funding will run out in September,” said Dominique Hyde, UNHCR’s Director for External Relations, who recently visited settlements hosting Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. With peace in their homelands still a distant hope, refugees like Abdalla are working tirelessly to rebuild their lives.