Category Archives: Camps

Bangladesh camp life improves

Posted on December 15, 2008 by ChangeMaker

Protracted Refugee Situations: Bangladesh camp life improves, but home is best KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh, December 10 (UNHCR) – When Hafez Jalal Uddin first fled his native Myanmar in 1991 and sought refuge in Bangladesh, he resisted going to a … Continue reading →

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Anti-malaria efforts protecting more African children

Posted on November 19, 2008 by ChangeMaker

The percentage of African children sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets has increased dramatically from 2% to 19% between 2000 and 2007, according to a study published in The Lancet. Free distribution of the nets has helped drive the change, but … Continue reading →

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Voices from behind the veil

Posted on November 11, 2008 by ChangeMaker

The first thing you notice when you enter Kacha Garhi camp is the purdah – veil, in the local Urdu language – surrounding each tent. Supported by bamboo poles, most are made of UNHCR plastic sheets, while a few are … Continue reading →

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UN convoy to Congo arrives to find refugee camp empty

Posted on November 5, 2008 by ChangeMaker

A UN convoy that made a remarkable passage into eastern, rebel-controlled DR Congo to deliver aid to some 50,000 refugees found the refugee camp abandoned, its makeshift shelters flattened. Aid officials fear that it will be even longer before these … Continue reading →

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Refugees’ needs unmet, rights ignored

Posted on October 13, 2008 by ChangeMaker

Refugees face intolerance and denial of their rights by the international community, a report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has found. Shelter, food, sanitation and protection from sexual violence are among the basic necessities refugees are left … Continue reading →

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Refugees from Darfur

Posted on October 6, 2008 by ChangeMaker

Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world. The IRC launched humanitarian aid programs in Darfur in early 2004. We continue to provide vital health, … Continue reading →

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Challenge Refugee Camps Included – Become Changemaker

Posted on September 30, 2008 by ChangeMaker

The goal of MKFC within Education for All (2008 – 2015) is to create inclusive eLearning for Refugee camps. eLearning as Ground Pillars for Education For All is reality when educators cooperate. Join the challenge! History of “MKFC is not … Continue reading →

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MKFC Stockholm College and Refugee Camps

Posted on September 20, 2008 by ChangeMaker

MKFC Stockholm College has implemented End- to- End eLearning ™ to advocate Inclusive Education even for Refugee Camps. The needs of refugee women and children affected by displacements stands, not because of conflicts only but even because of environmental catastrophes. … Continue reading →

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Pakistan closes UN-backed camp, forcing Afghans to leave

Posted on April 17, 2008 by ChangeMaker

Thousands of Afghan refugees who have taken shelter in a United Nations-backed camp in Pakistan ever since the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 face an uncertain future after Pakistan closed down the settlement this week. Authorities cited concerns about … Continue reading →

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