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Step Into a Refugee Camp - Video - NYTimes.com

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Step Into a Refugee Camp - Video - NYTimes.com

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lot's of small shelters

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The Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is one of the largest Syrian camps in the world. In the fall, we visited the camp live with our audience. Here's what we heard from the refugees and from you.

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Ten Facts About Refugee Camps, Home to 2.6 Million Worldwide

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Ten Facts About Refugee Camps, Home to 2.6 Million Worldwide

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2.6 million refugee live in refugee camp
most come from Afghanistan, South Sudan and Syria
Lot's of children
Not enough Food
Suffer from chronic malnutrition
no school
lot's of them stay there for 12 years

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People from all over the world seek asylum in refugee camps. But what exactly is a refugee camp? A refugee camp is a quickly built shelter for refugees who are fleeing for their lives because of violence and persecution. Approximately 28,300 people are forced to flee their homes every day because of persecution and crises. Refugee camps serve as a temporary safe haven for people in need and provide aid such as food, water and medical attention. Understanding key facts about refugee camps better explains their purpose and their struggles.

Here are the top 10 facts about refugee camps.

1. 2.6 million refugees live in refugee camps.

2. 80,000 refugees live in the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. In comparison, this is about the same as the population of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Jordan has sheltered approximately 635,000 Syrian refugees since its development, equaling 10 percent of Syria's population.

3. Fifty-five percent of refugees come from Afghanistan, South Sudan and Syria.

4. Refugee camps are most often found near the border of neighboring countries.

5. More than half of the people seeking asylum in refugee camps are children.

6. Most refugee camps are created to be temporary, but some of them have turned into functioning cities because of the continued needs of the refugees.

7. People living in refugee camps often suffer from chronic malnutrition because there is not always enough food for everyone within the camps.

8. In October 2017, Bangladesh announced that they will be building one of the biggest refugee camps yet. They plan to house the 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims who are seeking refuge from violence and crisis in Myanmar. More than half a million Muslims arrived and were dispersed among 23 scattered refugee camps. Bangladesh authorities plan to bring all of those refugees together into one large refugee camp.

9. Most refugee camps lack schools, which is detrimental to children's development, especially if they are there for long periods of time.

10. On average, refugees remain in refugee camps for more than 12 years. Their temporary solution often has to become more permanent.

These facts about refugee camps give people insight into what exactly refugee camps are, how they help and the complications they face. Although refugee camps face extreme difficulties, they help countless numbers of refugees every single day, whether it be temporary or long-term. This is why it is imperative to continue to spread awareness and ensure that forms of assistance like refugee camps continue to be a priority across the globe.
- McCall Robison

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Ten Facts About Refugee Camps, Home to 2.6 Million Worldwide

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People from all over the world seek asylum in refugee camps. But what exactly is a refugee camp? A refugee camp is a quickly built shelter for refugees who are fleeing for their lives because of violence and persecution. Approximately 28,300 people are forced to flee their homes every day because of persecution and crises.

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Dadaab: 5 facts about the world’s biggest refugee camp in Kenya | CARE Canada

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Dadaab: 5 facts about the world’s biggest refugee camp in Kenya | CARE Canada

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Dadaab, the biggest refugee camp is like a small city
Girls lives have improved the most

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November 3, 2016 By Ninja Taprogge, CARE Emergency Communications Officer in Dadaab More than 275,000 refugees (UNHCR) are living in Dadaab, the biggest refugee camp in the world in Kenya. Here is what you need to know:
1. Dadaab is not a usual refugee camp, it has five sectors and is more like a small city.

Established in 1991, Dadaab is the biggest refugee camp in the world. Originally constructed for 90,000 people fleeing civil war in Somalia, the camp would eventually host over 460,000 refugees during one of the worst droughts ever recorded in East Africa in 2011. Today, more than 275,000 refugees live in five camps, around 95 per cent from Somalia and the rest from South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Burundi and Uganda among others. Each of the camps is divided into different blocks according to nationality. The two biggest camps are Hagadera and Dagahaley with a population of nearly 150,000 followed by Ifo and the two newest camps Ifo II and Kambioos established in 2011. Throughout the camps refugees have their own markets where they can buy fruit, rice or sugar to upgrade their monthly food rations distributed by CARE and other aid agencies or spend what little money they have on clothes, mobile phones and other daily necessities.

2. Refugees don't just receive support, they improve their own communities.

At the beginning of each month, refugees receive a food package including maize, sorghum and mobile phone e-vouchers for food called "Bamba Chakula," which they can use to buy fruit and vegetables at registered market stalls in their camps, giving them a choice in what they eat. Most of the market stalls are owned by refugees. They earn their own money to make a better living for their families. But it is not only a job as a market stall owner that enables refugees to pay for milk and meat; it is also humanitarian organizations that employ refugees. CARE has handed the day-to-day running of the camp over to refugees. With support from ECHO, refugees have been trained in leadership and technical skills to maintain water pumps and provide counselling services. Around 1,600 people are supporting CARE's work in the camps, as teachers at primary schools or building latrines and monitoring water distribution points. Most importantly, refugees are also involved in improving humanitarian operations and are encouraged to hand in complaints or positive feedback through specific post boxes.

3. Kids are going to school and it's girls lives that have improved the most.

When Dadaab was first created, only five per cent of girls living in the camp attended school on a regular basis. For the past 25 years, CARE has been working closely with women and girls to empower them and shift cultural norms, and has helped bring about major change in the refugee population - especially in terms of girls' education. Today, nearly 14,000 students are attending CARE-run schools and classrooms are almost completely gender balanced. Girls like Makhdis (pictured above) have made tremendous progress over the years. Makhdis attended one of seven CARE primary schools in Dagahaley, participated in CARE teacher trainings, and is now working as an English teacher at her former school.

4. It is not all about water and food, it is about logistics too.

People who are living in Dadaab fled war or drought without having the chance to take much of their belongings with them. Providing clean and safe water as well as food is very important to ensure they can survive. This is no easy task. Dadaab sits in northeastern Kenya, surrounded by desert and requires a significant logistical operation to transport relief items. Sand clogs engines and vehicles need to be regularly serviced. The CARE Mechanical Service Unit maintained more than 300 UN, NGO and police cars in the past months, and also provides technical advice in terms of vehicle and equipment specifications during procurement for all of the agencies working in the refugee camp.

5. It is not only refugees who have been living in Dadaab for years.

Some of the refugees living in Dadaab have been there for over 25 years, since the camp was established in 1991. But it is not only refugees that call Dadaab home. It is also humanitarians who have spent years in this remote area, working as program advisors, mechanics or administration and logistics officers.
"I have dedicated my life to refugees in Dadaab," says Jacob Ochiel, a CARE assistant logistics officer, who joined the camp more than six years ago. "By providing essential services in transport, distributions and warehousing, I support those displaced by war and conflict. I have enjoyed being in company with the people of Dadaab, sharing their stories and giving them a glimpse of hope for their future." Learn more about CARE's work with refugees and how you can help.

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Dadaab: 5 facts about the world's biggest refugee camp in Kenya

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November 3, 2016 By Ninja Taprogge, CARE Emergency Communications Officer in Dadaab More than 275,000 refugees (UNHCR) are living in Dadaab, the biggest refugee camp in the world in Kenya. Here is what you need to know: Established in 1991, Dadaab is the biggest refugee camp in the world.

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11 Facts About Refugees | DoSomething.org | Volunteer for Social Change

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11 Facts About Refugees | DoSomething.org | Volunteer for Social Change

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50 % of refugee are under 18

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11 Facts About Refugees | DoSomething.org | Volunteer for Social Change

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Women make up 80 percent of all refugees and displaced persons.

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Kenya
Sudan
Chad

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Food, Water, Sanitation, and Housing in Refugee Camps

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Food, Water, Sanitation, and Housing in Refugee Camps

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Lot's of camps don't have enough food

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What’s Life like at A Syrian Refugee Camp? - Muslim Aid

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What’s Life like at A Syrian Refugee Camp? - Muslim Aid

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Lot's of them don't get vaccination
No education for children
Lot's of camps are getting more resources to create shelter for lot's of the people
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To live life as a refugee would be testing for even the toughest of us, yet we must remember that there are 2.8 million Syrian refugees living that very life across the Syrian border, in neighbouring countries. They are distressed, surrounded by agony and pain with very little hope and very little in the way of provisions. Life at the refugee camps is very difficult for each and every Syrian refugee because of the trials and tribulations they have to face every single day. Let's take a quick glance at what life is like at Syrian refugee camps:
Inadequate Provision of Vaccinations
One of the things that is essential for the Syrian refugees but currently inadequate at the camps is the polio vaccination facilities. When it comes to supplying vaccinations, there simply arent enough facilities and supplies to cater for the vast number of refugees. The situation worsens as more refugees arrive at the refugee camps as a result of the Syrian crisis. A lot of children are exposed to the polio threat in Syria and they, as well as their parents, live under threat from these diseases without proper vaccinations avaliable.
Makeshift Schools are Overcrowded
Most of us prioritise our childrens education, however parents in Syrian refugee camps have no resource that would allow them to send their children to school. You can imagine how terrible it must be for these parents to see their children spending their days doing nothing instead of going to school and gaining skills and knowledge. Syrian children cannot go to school because the number of children in Syrian camps is greater than the number of students the camp schools can accommodate.
Inadequate Medical Facilities and Medicines
The inadequacy of medical facilities is yet another problem the people of Syria have to face. A lot of the Syrian refugees are injured or sick, but unable to find a remedy for their pain and suffering. A lot of non-profit organisations are making efforts to provide Syrian refugees with the medical aid they require, but the Syrian disaster is affecting the Syrian refugees to a huge extent, and many of the aid providers' efforts are failing.
Houses without Roofs, Tents Everywhere
A lot of Syrian refugees don't even have proper shelter above their heads. Many families do have four walls around them, but no roof to protect them from the hot sun, the rain and the bone chilling winds. Thanks to relief aid, refugee camps are being provided with more and more resources so that each and every Syrian refugee can enjoy a proper shelter but right now a lot of Syrians don't have a roof above their head.
Zero Employment Prospects
One of the many difficult things a Syrian refugee has to face is the fact that they are unable to find employment. There aren't any industries around the Syrian refugee camps and there are no proper markets which would provide employment opportunities to the refugees. Thus, the distaster stricken Syrian families have to live helplessly, relying on the aid of strangers.

This is life for the people in Syrian refugee camps. If you feel for those dealing with the hardship of life as a Syrian refugee, please give to charity. Your donations can change the lives of the Syrian people seeking refuge outside of Syria, giving them a new hope for a better and brighter future.

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What's Life like in a Syrian Refugee Camp?

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To live life as a refugee would be testing for even the toughest of us, yet we must remember that there are 2.8 million Syrian refugees living that very life across the Syrian border, in neighbouring countries. They are distressed, surrounded by agony and pain with very little hope and very little in the way of provisions.

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2.6 in camps
Made for people who need to leave their country
Provides lifesaving aid, food, water, medical attention during an emergency

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What services are provided at a refugee camp?

Planning and Design:

Within the first 72 hours after a new emergency, the UN Refugee Agency mobilizes response teams to assess the situation and coordinate with government authorities a "safe humanitarian space" that guarantees the safety of the people being forced to flee - in rural settings this is often a camp.

The criteria for a safe humanitarian space includes the following:

A well-designed camp should protect the environment and help prevent fires and outbreaks of disease. Food, water access points and latrines should be properly lit and near shelters so as to protect women and girls against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and facilities should offer refugees the possibility to access the local economy, infrastructure and services of the host community.

Services:

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What is a Refugee Camp? Definition and Statistics | USA for UNHCR

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A refugee camp is intended as a temporary accommodation for people who have been forced to flee their home because of violence and persecution. Refugee camps are practical during emergencies for delivering lifesaving aid, but many refugees displaced are living through protracted situations that require longer term care.