Refugee Realities
Members of the general public are welcome to attend Refugee Realities any time between 10am and 6pm from Friday 22nd of February to Thursday 13th March without making a booking. We suggest a gold coin donation to Oxfam Australia on entry to Refugee Realities.
We request that groups of more than fifteen people make a group booking by submitting the following form.
Refugee Realities guided tours are recommended for students in Grade 5 and above. We recommend that younger children are accompanied to Refugee Realities by their parent or guardian rather than in a school group.
The guided tour will take approximately 1.5 – 2 hours. Bookings are available to start at half hour intervals between 9am-12noon and 1pm-3pm every day between 22 February and 13 March. All school and community groups are also encouraged to request a free education kit along with their tour.
What students will DO:
School tour groups will be guided through the event by a trained volunteer guide who may be a former refugee or humanitarian worker. The tour will begin with an educational video about the experiences of a group of young refugees in Australia. The tour will then turn into a simulation refugee experience. Visitors will be asked to step into the shoes of a refugee and explore a range of simulation exercises including being separated from family and friends, exploring a mine field, registering to receive humanitarian assistance in the camp, learning how to survive in a camp by finding food, water, shelter and firewood, and finding home again. Teachers and guides will have opportunities to debrief with the students throughout the experience.
What students will LEARN:
Students will learn about a range of refugee issues including: the causes of refugee displacement (crisis, war and conflict); humanitarian responses to crisis; international law (including the definition of a refugee or internally displaced person, the rights of displaced peoples in crisis situations and responsibilities of governments and the international community to protect those rights); the minimum standards for living in a refugee camp, the challenging and traumatic experiences displaced peoples commonly face, as well as what students and the wider community can do to improve the situation for refugees.
To book your school group into a free guided simulation tour for Refugee Realities please fill out the following form.
Alternatively call 1800 034 034 to make a booking over the phone with one of our wonderful volunteers
If you would like to know more, see our frequently asked questions.
For enquiries contact bookings@oxfam.org.au.
