Oru Refugee Camp Focus of MastersÂ’ Research
by Emily Moreton
We frequently read stories in our e-Zine about the lives of people
living and working in and around refugee camps. Now Idaraesit Asuquo,
a new member of RESPECT Nigeria, is exploring this in greater depth.
Idaraesit, a Masters students at the International Peace and Conflict
Institute of the University of Ibadan,
Ibadan, Nigeria, is conducting her research on the impact of armed conflict
on women and children. Rather than trying to add to the informative data
already gathered by other researchers, Idaraesit is instead focussing on
the legal and institutional mechanisms in place to help women and children.
Research
Refugees Letters Arrive En Masse
by Marc Schaeffer
Over six hundred refugee letters have arrived at RESPECT International in
Winnipeg, Canada from Guinea. Refugee students come from
Mohomou Refugee School,
Central Refugee School, Camp Kola Refugee School, and the
International Rescue Committee (IRC) Vocational School. Many of these
letters come with photographs, some contain poems and life stories.
Ninety letters have also recently arrived from refugee students in Buduburam
Refugee Camp in Ghana. And thirty letters were recently received from Oru Refugee
Camp in Nigeria.
All of these young refugee students are very interested in finding pen pals from
around the world. If you are a teacher or a group leader - or if you know any
teachers who may be interested - please consider visiting our
website and
registering your class
to be connected with a group of young refugee students. Communication by letter
builds bridges between refugee youth and youth around the world.
