Refugee Issues In Ghana
Ghana has the largest refugee and asylum seeker population of any country in west Africa with over 31,000. Many of these refugees are from Liberia and are staying in the Buduburam settlement near Accra. This camp has existed for over twenty years and hosts 40,000 refugees from the Liberian civil war. In 2008 the governments of both Ghana and Liberia along with UNHCR reinitiated a voluntary repartiation program to allow Liberians to return to their counrty of origin. Half the Liberian refugee population in Ghana were offered the chance to return to Liberia and the UNHCR has helped thousands to return by air whilst many more are returning of their own accord.
25,000 people living in the camp are formar Liberian child soldiers. Children who from as young as nine were taught to hate and kill one another but who now live together in the camp.
Part of allowing these children to recover from their traumatic experiences in education. This lets them know that they have not been forgotten and gives them some hope for a brighter future. RESPECT International is dedicated to providing free education to as many refugee students in Ghana as possible.
To find out how you can help please visit our website.
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