Refugees Learning Quest: Select

Refugees Who is a refugee? Why do people flee their homes and become refugees? What is the role of humanitarian agencies and how do they protect refugees? What is life like in a refugee camp? What resources do refugees have to help them rebuild their lives? Sudan Why are people fleeing their homes in Darfur, western Sudan? What assistance is available for the people in Darfur? What are the special characteristics of the Darfur area? Water and sanitation specialist What is the minimum amount of water required daily for each person in the camp? How much water will you need each day for the whole camp? Where can you get the water? How will you get it to the camp? How can you treat the water to make it drinkable? In what ways can you store and distribute water fairly to the people in the camp? How will you provide appropriate toilets/latrines for the camp? How can you make sure the camp does not become polluted with waste from toilets? What are the two most important water and sanitation issues in a refugee camp? Food specialist What is the minimum amount of food (in kilojoules) required daily for each person in the camp? What range of foods is required in order to make sure that each person is not malnourished? Which groups of people should receive special attention regarding their nutrition? How much food will you need each day for the whole camp? Where can you get food? How will you get it to the camp? What are the best ways to store and distribute food fairly among the people in the camp? What are the two most important food issues in a refugee camp? Health care specialist What are the most common health problems for refugees, why do they occur and how you can help to prevent them? What is the best system for providing medical services to all the people in the camp? What health care people are needed to provide for the health needs of refugees? What medicines and other resources are needed? What should you do if you have an outbreak of cholera in the camp? What are the two most important health issues in a refugee camp? Shelter specialist What are the shelter needs of refugees? How does the weather affect the shelter needs? How many people would fit in a typical shelter? Where will you get materials to make shelters? What are the environmental considerations of erecting a large number of shelters? What are the two most important shelter issues in a refugee camp? Refugee representative What are the priorities priorities for daily life? What are the special needs of women and children? What are your long term needs? What are the two most important issues for refugees living in a refugee camp?

Each team will research the information about their role. Here are some focus questions to assist you in your reading and understanding to help your team decide what is most important. Remember to think about how you will support your decisions. Make notes and record where you found your information. You can use the bibliography framework template below.