Teaching Tools, 17 June 2007
UNHCR field officers in many countries have interviewed refugee teenagers and listened to their stories which reflect their different experiences. In this double lesson, students will have the opportunity to 'hear' the unique voices of refugee teenagers. Run off copies of Refugee teenagers tell their stories, to be distributed to the students. Also have available a world map to which the students can refer while reading the stories.
Have a large map of the world, and if possible, one of Africa, set up where the whole class can see them.
Begin the lesson with a few questions to set the scene:
Hand out the various stories of refugee teenagers and give the students class time to read through them.
Make a list of the types of help you would need if you became a refugee.