Living Conditions in Refugee Camps
Blogged by: Sydney
In my Grade 12 world issues class, we’re researching some of our inquiry questions, as a result i'm researching the living conditions of refugee camps and why refugees are living like this if their trying to seek help. Some of my research has led me to this; refugee camps are a temporary settlement for people who have fled their home country, each camp has roughly 11,400 people. Refugees 100% depend on human aid, the number of tents the camp receives is nearly not enough, some families hide out under the larger tents as a “meeting point”, leaving them exposed to the weather. Some people have taken matters into their own hands and have started making makeshift shelters out of straw mats and random pieces of fabric to protect them from sandstorms. With the lack of living supplies the refugees need, their suffering from health issues as well.
Refugees choose to live in these conditions because it is much safer than their home country, many flee their home country after watching their neighbourhood get bombed or watch their family members get killed, most refugees go to neighbouring countries to stay with people they know or stay with host families. More than half of the Syrian refugees are under the age of 18 and have no family left to get support from. Leaving their home country and moving to a place where they know no one, have no money and don't speak the proper language are better living conditions than their home country where a major civil war is happening.
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