She is working for the United Nations children's agency, Unicef, in Nyala, southern Darfur and is writing a diary for BBC News Online about her experiences.

Today is an important day for Unicef's child protection programme as it is the launching of the Children Space campaign for the internally displaced children in Darfur.

A big Unicef delegation heads to the office of the director general of the ministry of education.

A sense of fun and normality is restored to the children's lives

We are welcomed with tea and I end up having a very interesting conversation with the director general about resolving problems between groups using third party services.

We also discussed the role some women, known as "Hakama", play in their communities by strongly encouraging their men to fight.

I don't want to say that the women are the reason for the war and conflict in Sudan, but it gives me something to think about!

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The Minister of Education Mr al-Tajani launches the campaign officially and a young boy recites a verse from the Koran, after which a group of 100 girls between eight and 10 years old present their physical exercise skills.

It would not be a government or Unicef event without speeches.

To lighten up the programme children sing songs in Arabic and the Fur language about the need for peace and protection and the beauty of Darfur.

Children scramble for a seat in a game of musical chairs

It is a cheerful event and even the minister and Unicef colleagues are dancing and singing with the 4,500 children between five and 18 years old.

After the launch, we take a tour around Kalma camp to visit three Children Space centres, where different groups of children are playing and singing with animators.

It is good example of the activities that are organised daily in the centres, such as: singing, dancing, drawing, sport, tug of war, musical chairs and sack races.

The project provides children in the camps with a venue to play, learn, interact with others, and to express themselves without the supervision of parents or older siblings.

Animators from the displaced community work with the children and are trained to observe, register and act on problems.

Traditional games

By providing creative and educational activities, the centres restore structure and a sense of fun and normality to the children's lives, which helps them cope with distressful experiences.

All the centres have recreational kits for traditional games and songs, drawing, handicrafts, volleyball and soccer.

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It is heart-warming to see the excitement on the children's faces - they keep on greeting us, touching us, and presenting us with gifts such as drawings and clay sculptures of camels, cars, mobile phones, helicopters and even a gun.

Happiness is all around us. I wonder how it will be tonight when the children go to bed: hungry, wet and cold because of the rain and the girls still fearing for their safety - even in the camp.

Tomorrow will be a normal day again in Kalma camp - the visitors will be gone, but these activity centres will remain.

While looking at the faces of these excited children I'm really proud at the work Unicef is doing.

Having access to a centre can change the life of an internally displaced child completely.

With so little money we can give so much happiness and hope for a better future.