Coming to Melbourne & Adelaide in 2009
After an overwhelmingly successful inaugural 2008 tour of REFUGEE CAMP IN YOUR CITY in which more than 9,000 Australians experienced the camp in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra, Médecins Sans Frontières Australia will stage the event in Adelaide and Melbourne.
A recreation of a refugee camp and its facilities, REFUGEE CAMP IN YOUR CITY aims to create a better understanding of the vulnerability of life for displaced people and refugees who have fled their homes. There are forty two million people throughout the world who are either refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs) and have fled in search of safety from armed conflict. At REFUGEE CAMP IN YOUR CITY, their experiences and everyday life are interpreted in free, guided tours led by MSF Australian experienced field workers who have witnessed life in a refugee camp first-hand.
This year, the event will be in Adelaide from Sunday 20 September to Sunday 27 September; and in Melbourne from Saturday 3 October to Sunday 11 October.
Click here to learn more about this rare chance to experience firsthand about what happens in a refugee camp.
