What does it feel like to grow up in a refugee camp?

I was about 6-8 months old when I left the refugee camp in Thailand where I was born. Although I am not qualified to answer this question as I don't remember much of my experience there, I am able to share the stories I've heard from my parents who lived at the campsite for 6-7 years. read more

From their experience, growing up in a refugee camp feels pretty much like living in a small village. Everyone lived in a small hut and knew each other very well. They had lunch and dinner together as a family would, and developed useful craft and tradesmen skills which they exchanged with one another. read more

While the need to address the refugee crisis is at an all-time high, unfortunately so is the level of anti-refugee rhetoric and misinformation about refugees. Yet, they are ordinary people like you and me, who have lost everything. read more

Many of the actors in Terrestrial Journeys live in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra, Shatila and Burj el-Barajneh in Beirut. Living conditions in the camps are notoriously poor; Shatila was originally built in 1949 for 3,000 people, but is now home to more than 22,000. read more