Survey/Research

Tags
Empathizing
Completion
Deadline

July 25, Tuesday

Role
Denis AndriaKhaled Essam Hosny AhmedDilnaz SatubaldiyevaFelipe

In this section, we will harness the connections that we have to reach out to NGOs and refugees. Thereafter, we will obtain responses and summarize the observations overall.

Survey/Research:

Life as a refugee often includes overcrowding, a lack of food and water, lack of proper housing and a lack of sanitary methods of eliminating human waste.

  • Philipp, J. (2021). The reality of life as a refugee. The Borgen Project. https://borgenproject.org/life-as-a-refugee/#:~:text=Refugees%20often%20stay%20in%20refugee,methods%20of%20eliminating%20human%20waste.

-Turkey gives asylum to 3,759,817 registered Syrian refugees.

-Over 90% of Syrians live below the poverty line, and an estimated 12.1 million people are food insecure. Most Syrians come into Turkey expecting resources and aid, but the influx of demand and lack of support (in infrastructure, education/opportunity, resources, etc) leads to many more still being below the poverty line.

Lack of proper housing and resources is therefore unquestionable for most Syrians.

  • Reid, K. (2023). Syrian refugee crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help. World Vision. https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/syrian-refugee-crisis-facts#:~:text=Approximately%205.5%20million%20are%20refugees,million%20people%20are%20food%20insecure.
  • Refugees and asylum seekers in Turkey - UNHCR Türkiye. (n.d.). UNHCR Türkiye. https://www.unhcr.org/tr/en/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-turkey

-Denis

Life inside of the World’s largest refugee camp. One of the biggest problems that refugee camps experience is overcrowding. Too many people are fleeing their countries due to various reasons: drought, economical and political instability, war, financial reasons. Some travel alone, others with families. Due to the large numbers of refugees coming to other countries and lack of enough space and resources, some refugees are bound to stay outside of the refugee camp’s entrance gate for several days.

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"Get off the gate! Get back, all of you!", a guard at the entrance to the Dadaab camp shouts at the crowd. These people are exhausted from famine and their arduous journey, especially the children. "The child's weight is five kilos. He should be around 10 kilos", a camp doctor tells us. Unfortunately there is no space in the camps and these people must settle on its outskirts in makeshift shelters for months on end. So why isn't more space being opened up? Aid agencies have pumped millions of dollars into providing new facilities, but they remain unopened. Fafa Olivier Attidzah, who runs the camp on behalf of the UN, claims: "We have decided to revisit the plot size so that we can accommodate more people. That is why we haven't started putting people there". But many claim the real reason is the Kenyan government's fear of having 1 million Somali refugees inside its borders. Kenya is also suffering from a drought and as the Somali situation worsens there are fears that conflict could be on the horizon (Life inside the world’s Largest Refugee Camp (2011). YouTube. (2016, August 2). https://youtu.be/ctZ80Dlch2E). Life within the confines of the world's largest refugee camp revolves around a major predicament - overcrowding. The influx of people seeking refuge from their home countries due to a multitude of reasons, such as drought, economic and political instability, war, and financial hardships, has led to an overwhelming surge in camp populations. Among these displaced individuals, there are those who journey alone, while others come with their families in tow. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of refugees arriving at other countries has stretched the capacity of the camp, leaving some unfortunate souls with no choice but to linger outside the entrance gate for days on end, as space and resources within the camp are limited.

— Delia