https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb en-us 2018-10-16 17:09:39 UTC 2018-11-22 15:57:56 UTC hello@padlet.com jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/293483858 South Sudan is located in northeast Africa, just south of the Sahara Desert. Its population is 12,230,000. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, and less than 30% of the population age 15 or older can read and write.]]> 2018-10-16 17:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/293483858 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/293492016 In 2011, South Sudan split from Sudan after a civil war. A political rivalry started another conflict in 2013. People were tortured, starved, and raped. A piece treaty was signed in 2015. A refugee crisis started, and the fact that the country is so poor didn't help.       ]]> 2018-10-16 17:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/293492016 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/295581323 The people being affected are average South Sudanese citizens who did nothing wrong. Over 2,000,000 people, or 1/3 of the entire population, have been effected. 80% of the refugees or displaced people are women and children. The crisis has grown to become the third largest crisis of its kind in the world, after only Syria and Afghanistan.]]> 2018-10-22 17:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/295581323 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/295586077 Over 1,000,000 South Sudanese refugees have been admitted to neighboring Uganda to the south. 350,000 have entered Ethiopia, on South Sudan's Eastern Border. Over 2,000,000 people have been forced to flee their homes but remain inside South Sudan. Countries that have also taken South Sudanese refugees include Central African Republic (to the south), Kenya (to the southeast), Democratic Republic of the Congo (to the south), and Sudan (to the north  ]]> 2018-10-22 17:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/295586077 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297590067 Most refugees have no choice but to walk. They have to be sneaky about it, doing things like leaving in darkness or sneaking through the rain forest, because there is a high risk of being shot.]]> 2018-10-26 22:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297590067 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297590666 Many people have to live in refugee camps. These camps don't  have many resources and there is a high risk of sickness. In most cases they must learn a new language so they can  get a job to support themselves and their family.  ]]> 2018-10-26 22:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297590666 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297596836 These refugees may have to stay in a refugee camp for a long time. They can apply for asylum in another country. It's important that they don't return to their home country, because it is too dangerous. They should try to find a job.]]> 2018-10-27 00:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297596836 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297597739 2018-10-27 00:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297597739 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297598267 The United Nations and humanitarians are sending aid workers to the refugee camps. Ethiopia is helping more than any other country in terms of the number of refugees taken they've in. We can help by donating or spreading our knowledge about this issue.]]> 2018-10-27 00:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297598267 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297600206 2018-10-27 01:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/297600206 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298161594 2018-10-29 17:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298161594 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298162501 2018-10-29 17:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298162501 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298163152 2018-10-29 17:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298163152 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298163731 2018-10-29 17:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298163731 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298164317 2018-10-29 17:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298164317 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298297637 Emmanuel, an 18 year old South Sudanese refugee, has been given a fresh start by being accepted into an Italian university. Emmanuel had to flee from his home when fighting drew near, and became an internally displaced refugee; he remained inside South Sudan. Then he earned a scholarship to United World Colleges. "A person can lose hope, but you have to believe in what you do", Emmanuel says. ]]> 2018-10-29 23:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298297637 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298302545 I think that refugees are being unfairly treated by their governments or by rebel groups. Many of them will have to spend a long time in refugee camps, a large percentage of their life they will never get back]]> 2018-10-29 23:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298302545 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298309612 2018-10-30 00:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298309612 jriley241 https://padlet.com/jriley241/cj6s11djxjtb/wish/298625890 A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

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