What is it like to live in a refugee camp?

The Syrian Civil War has killed over 450000 people and forced more than 10 million residents to flee their homes in search of safe, stable living conditions, resulting in one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. read more

There is no privacy in refugee camps. The Gaza Strip is home to eight refugee camps, which host hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who were displaced in 1948 from their towns and villages following the creation of Israel. Jabalia refugee camp is home for nearly 90,000 Palestinians who live in only one square kilometer. read more

Watch James Reynolds' report from the Idomeni refugee camp in Greece In Greece thousands of child refugees are stranded on the country's border with Macedonia. The crowded conditions in the camps are making life hard for the people forced to live there. read more

Let me first get the volunteer point of view out of the way. I lived in the refugee camp of Dunkirk for one month in December 2015 - January 2016. That camp is, by many accounts, the worst refugee camp in Europe. First of all, very few volunteers live in a refugee camp. read more