It is early morning in Reke village, a settlement of about 3,000 people displaced by fighting between government and rebel forces in the oil-rich Unity state.
There were heavy rains overnight and the village, about 650km (400 miles) north-west of the capital Juba, is only accessible with a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
Some children are playing in an open area. In one corner, a group of women are building a makeshift hut, known as Tukul, with sticks and reeds collected from a nearby river.
Elsewhere in the village, an elderly woman is seated outside a smoky Tukul. She smiles brightly as we approach her, and removes a pipe, lights it and blows out a huge puff of smoke, as her neighbours cheer her on.more photos below
Women grind lily seeds before cooking them
More than 1.5 million people have fled their homes because of the fighting
Many children are malnourished
"I have nothing much to do, I am miserable, but that will not prevent me from enjoying this smoke," she tells me through a translator.
The smiles and laughter in Reke betray the suffering of the community.
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