TUMAINI FESTIVAL

A refugee camp may seem an unlikely place to host a festival. That's the original idea of Congolese writer, hip-hop artist and slammer Trésor Nzengu Mpauni. Forced to flee the DRC, Trésor lived in the Dzaleka camp, home to 50,000 refugees of 15 nationalities. The Tumaini Festival promotes the social, economic and cultural inclusion of refugees through arts and culture. Gospel, reggae, theater, poetry, fashion shows, crafts, pan-African cuisine, the Dzaleka camp becomes a showcase for resilience, talent and hope.