ENTRY DESCRIPTION
In July 2013 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), many refugees fled to Uganda, due to the fight between Governament and M23 rebels, which brought havoc in the country and was responsible for widespread war crimes, including summary executions, rapes, and the forced recruitment of children.
In Congo’s North Kivu province, in the second part of 2013, 60,000 - 80,000 people crossed the border to take refuge in Uganda.
Close to the village of Bundibugyo, located around 7 kilometers within the Uganda borders, has been set up by the High Commission for Refugees, the Bubukwanga refugee camp. This space that was designed for only 12,500 people, was hosting more than 25,000 at the end of August 2013.

AUTHOR
Fulvio Bugani was born in Bologna in 1974.
He started working as a photographer in 1995. After a close collaboration with major photo studios of Bologna, he founded his own studio in 1999. Bugani has been a freelance professional photographer for over 15 years, working with associations and NGOs. He is part of TAU Visual (Italian Association of professional photographers) and NPPA (National Press Photographers Association).

He actively collaborates with MSF (Medecins Sans Frontier), for which he made a reportage of Bubukwanga Refugees Camp, and Amnesty International. With the latter he has participated in several projects on human rights, illegal immigration and the right to housing.

He is teaching photography in his private photographic school in Bologna, and he has been lecturer in seminars an meetings.

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