"...The camp is made up of 30,000 shelters and administration buildings, 3 hospitals, 3 schools, and a market-like structure of 3,000 makeshift shops on the so-called ‘Champs Elysees’, selling a wide range of food, household goods, and clothes.

Approximately 55% of inhabitants are under the age of 18, making the provision of basic education to school-aged children extremely difficult. Although there are several schools on the campsite, the regular attendance of classes is strikingly low. Though aid and educational efforts are genuine and abundant in Zaatari, the stories and lived experiences of these children – and the policy implications of those stories – are often lost in translation..."

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( source : http://www.livedprojects.org/ )