Refugee

and through the Scottish Refugee Council, connections to other woman who had faced the same struggles. This social interaction and creation of friendships led to the adaption of a new culture and language, unlocking skills and qualities that she held in Congo. This provided her with increased feelings of hope, wellbeing, purpose, and confidence which contributes massively to the creation of life chances. Berthe now found herself sitting on a national action group for refugee woman, with purpose…

First the boys never gave up as many others did. The article states that days earlier, they left their small mud hut in blistering hot kenyan refugee camp, where they had been after nine to ten weeks of walking thousands of miles. This shows perseverance in that the boys knew what was behind them. They didn’t know what was ahead of them but the thought it would be better then staying there, so…

I was born and raised in Thailand refugee camp. Like most Karen families, my parents fled from Burma to Thailand to escape ethnic cleansing and the civil war. They settled in Mea Khong Kha camp in 1998, and I was born in the following year 1999. In September 2002, Mea Khong Kha experienced a massive flash flood which destroyed the camp and forced the population to relocate to Mea La Oon. It's estimated that around 10, 020* people live in Mea La Oon and 99% of the population were Karen. Most of…

a room. You're there because if the library was upstairs you would probably get killed. The building you walked into was destroyed by bullets and bombs. If you think it’s hard to imagine, just think how it feels to live is Syria. In the article “Refugee Tent Camp for Syrians Grows into a Busy Jordanian City” by the Associated Press it states that there is a town called Zaatari, it is the ninth biggest city in Jordan and about three years ago the city was once…

of a photographer’s past due to the traumatic nature memory of war. Piano examines the haunting and destructive capabilities of memory when the speaker remembers his childhood with his mother which causes grief in the present. However, Mother In a refugee camp opts for a different approach, Exploring how memory can be used to cope with an impending death of a loved one. All the poets agree the painful circumstance of grief , but differ…

As they flee from war and violence, Syrian refugees are trying to find better lives in other countries, whether it is temporary or permanent. Only recently has the refugee crisis been brought to people’s attention around the world, but it has been in existence since the Arab Spring in 2011. The Arab Spring brought about rebellion against Syria’s President al-Assad’s regime and Al-Assad fought back, creating a devastating civil war. Now, 4.6 million Syrians are seeking safe havens. Syria’s…

It can deal with the refugee crisis on the off chance that it needs to. The same can be said for the entire Western world. Be that as it may, while modest Jordan has taken in more than 600,000 Syrian evacuees, the UK, which has 78 times the GDP of Jordan, has just said it will…

A refugee I met a few years ago. Syria―Anti-rebel protests calling for the president's’ removal had started to escalate; weapons were raised, protesters were incarcerated on the spot, chlorine gas bombs were thrown left and right, houses were destroyed, and the atrocious Syrian army began to show its teeth. “None of us imagined the situation would escalate and become more complicated or even an actual war would start.”Ola, 18, said. Only 13 at the time, Ola Alqadaisee, packed her bags with…

Life in the refugee camps It’s all about survival they just sit or lay and wait and wait for food and water and medical to show up they are about to die without food and water and medical they need your help all you have to do is donate what you want them to have they don’t care what it is they just want food and water, if they have water it's dirty water but right now they don’t care they are just so thirsty and hungry it’s unreal we need to help them before they die just image all the kids…

I did my service hours at Refugee Empowerment center (SSCA) and I completed 15 hours total. I worked with Creighton University student name Namrata and I think communication and spirituality domain would be helpful if she were in the health care setting. Namrata always greets to students using their first name and making eye contact with them when they are talking to her. The only adjustment I would make is to find a way for them to come to their appointment on time because they come in late…