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Learning Objective: To transform thinking and inspire action around conflict, migration, and refugees

Skills: Group work, critical thinking, decision making, managing resources, reading/vocabulary

Recommended Time: 1 hour (additional time for vocabulary, stories, and facts)

Recommended Grade Level: Grades 7-12 Ages 11-18, Young Adults

Subjects: Social studies / global issues

Keywords: Conflict, migration, refugees, simula-tion, group activity

Materials

Activity:• 4 LOCATION cards (1-HOME, 2-MILITARY

ROAD BLOCK, 3-THE BORDER, 4-ACROSS THE BORDER)

• 4 CHOICE cards• 12 OPTION cards (4 x’s option A, 4 x’s option

B, 4 x’s option C) • 1 IDENTITY DOCUMENTATION• 15 Resource Cards

• 5 Food Cards• 5 Health Cards• 5 Money Cards*You may wish to print out LOCATION, CHOICE, and each resource card on different coloured paper to easily identify them

• Debrief and Discussion Questions

Additional Options:• Stories and Pictures • Facts • Vocabulary

You Need: 2-4 supervisors/instructors/leaders to run each location and collect or distribute re-source cards. (A volunteer student could also be used for this role.)

Set-Up: Place the LOCATION cards in four differ-ent areas of the room, with HOME placed where you will be starting the activity (could be centre or front of room). Each LOCATION should have a CHOICE card as well as OPTION A, OPTION B, and OPTION C cards. IDENTITY DOCUMENTA-TION cards should be placed with the leaders at the first two locations (HOME or MILITARY ROAD BLOCK), as that is where groups have the oppor-tunity to purchase identity documentation.

*Note: It is simplest if the same number of OP-TION, CHOICE, and IDENTITY DOCUMENTATION cards are printed out as there are groups. (This avoids groups having to wait if they end up at the same place at the same time.)

CHOICE cards are placed face up at each LOCA-TION and OPTION CARDS are placed face down at each location in separate piles for OPTION A, OPTION B, and OPTION C. (The location for these cards is written on the top right corner of them.) Ideally there would be one leader or supervisor at each LOCATION, however the game can be done with 2 (for example, if one leader covers LOCATION 1 and 3 and the other is responsible

FORCED TO FLEE:A Simulation On Decision-Making During Conflict and Migration.

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for LOCATION 2 and 4). Leaders help to distribute OPTION cards and collect payment as required at each location.

Students must be split into groups of 3-8 people. Each group should be given 5 food cards, 5 health cards, and 5 money cards which they must man-age throughout the game.

Objective: Each group of students represents a family. The objective is to set up your family for the best future possible post-conflict, which in-cludes maintaining a steady supply of food, health and money cards.

Instructions: (You may want to review the vocab-ulary with your group before doing the activity.) A leader reads out the first LOCATION card: HOME and then distributes the corresponding CHOICE card (with that location listed on the top right corner) to each group. The group reads that card together and makes a decision as to what OPTION card they want to choose. Decisions may be based on the information given on the CHOICE card, the known “cost”, as well as anticipated costs to health, food, or money and future outcomes.

Once a group or family has made a decision they pay the fee (if any) in money cards (e.g. Cost = 1 is the payment of 1 money card) to the leader in exchange for the OPTION card. The group then reads the outcome of their decision on the OP-TION card and exchanges food, health, or money cards with the leader as indicated on that OPTION. They may have lost additional resources based on the consequences of their decision, or had the op-portunity to gain them.

*Note: Resources listed on the bottom of the OP-TION card are additional to the original cost of that option specified on the CHOICE card. These may differ from the original cost indicated on the CHOICE cards, as the consequences of choices made have hidden costs.

If a group does not have the specific resource card (food, health, or money) that they are asked to pay (because they have run out of these cards), they can give one of the other resource cards instead (assuming that they would be able to exchange money for food or save money by not seeking medical services) or exchange their identity documentation. If they have no resources

when asked to pay, they must exit the game, for they have left themselves nothing to survive off of. If injuries are sustained (as noted in the OPTION card), members of the group must take on those injuries (closing their eyes and being led by oth-ers, putting an arm around their back, or limping, until they have the opportunity to receive medical treatment).

Once the family has exchanged resources with the leader at that location, they can migrate to the location specified at the bottom of their OPTION card. They then repeat the process of reading the LOCATION and CHOICE cards and selecting an OPTION until the natural end of the activity.

Debrief and Discussion Questions:Once each group has selected their final OPTION card which directs them to join other families for discussion and debrief, each group should share the journey they took through conflict and migra-tion (the decisions they made and the outcome of their decisions).

• What resources do you have left for your fu-ture? What do you think the future has in store for your family?

• What influenced the decisions your team made?

• For those of you who made it to the BORDER, how did it feel to be told that you couldn’t cross the border immediately and would have to wait?

• At what point did you have the lowest levels of food? Health? Money? Do you think this is reflective of reality?

• At what points were there opportunities to gain resources? Were they equal to the amount of times you had to lose resources?

• What other things, aside from food, health and money, might you gain or lose in these situ-ations? (Knowledge, relationships, clothing, property…)

• This game assumes that you all have the same decision-making power in a family. How might this be different if you were a child in the fam-ily? What about a senior or elderly person? Would there be additional or differing chal-lenges that you would have to face? Would you have the same fears or desires?

Share the stories and facts with your class to en-hance discussion and learning.

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Hoping to Wake Up and See That This Was All a Bad Dream:

Sara, an Iraqi woman forced to flee her home, shares the story of conflict in her home city and escaping with her children. http://foodgrainsbank.ca/news/hoping-to-wake-up-and-see-that-this-was-all-a-bad-dream/

In South Sudan, A 12-Year Old Girl Flees Attack in Middle of the Night:

Grace shares how quickly conflict came to her village, turning her life upside down, and how she contin-ues living each day without knowing if her family is ok. http://foodgrainsbank.ca/news/in-south-sudan-12-year-old-girl-flees-attack-in-middle-of-the-night/

ESCAPING CONFLICT

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Syrian Family Forced to Flee Lives in Tent, Appreciates Help from Foodgrains Bank: A Syrian father of five shares the story of his family’s flee from Syria, to a tent outside of Jordan after deciding not to stay in a refugee camp. http://foodgrainsbank.ca/news/food-baskets-vouchers-help-syrian-families/

Alone and 8-Months Pregnant in South Sudan, Woman Puts Trust in God:

Rose shares her story of fleeing conflict in South Sudan and surviving in a new community.

http://foodgrainsbank.ca/news/alone-and-8-months-pregnant-in-south-sudan-woman-puts-trust-in-god/

TEMPORARY SHELTER

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Please Help Me Find a Job: A Syrian man in the Za’atari refugee talks about the challenges of life for his family in the camp and his desire to find work. http://foodgrainsbank.ca/news/please-help-me-find-a-job/

The Smell of Home: A Syrian man in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan talks about life in the camp, his inability to work, and why they wish to return home rather than emigrate elsewhere. http://foodgrainsbank.ca/news/the-smell-of-home/

More pictures and stories from a trip with journalists to Jordan and Lebanon: http://foodgrainsbank.ca/news/journalists-visit-jordan-lebanon-to-report-on-syria-crisis/

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Facts on Conflict, Migration, and Food Security

• There are a number of ways that conflict causes hunger: It disrupts farming and food production. It forces people to leave their homes without means to feed themselves. Hunger can be used as a weapon, where soldiers starve opponents through destroying crops, livestock and markets until people are forced into submission.1

• Many conflicts are linked to environmental problems, such as the drought described at the beginning of this activity (which has been linked to conflict in Syria). By 2050 hunger and child malnutrition could increase by up to 20 percent as a result of climate-related disasters.2

• Long-lasting crises undermine food security and nutrition. Women are more likely than men to be affected, and their access to aid can be undermined by gender-based discrimina-tion.3

• In almost all countries, people from outside of that country must be able to prove their iden-tity. In some countries, not having appropriate I.D. may lead to detention or even expulsion, which is particularly serious for refugees. Due to the circumstances in which refugees are sometimes forced to leave their home country, refugees are perhaps more likely than other foreigners to find themselves without identity documents.4

• In some of the world’s most prosperous states, people, including women and children, who have arrived without the required identity papers can be held in detention for weeks or months on end even after they apply for asylum.5

• In many cases, refugees would prefer to return home once conflict has ended, rather than immigrate to a new country (where culture, language, and food differ and they are sepa-rated from friends, family, workplace and com-munity)

Recent Developments in Migration

• In 2014, global displacement reached historic levels: 59.5 million people were forced to flee their homes: roughly the same number of people in Britain (or more than 1.5 times the population of Canada!). If these people made up their own country, it would be the 24th largest nation in the world1

• Of these people, 19.5 million are refugees, 1.8 million are asylum seekers and 38.2 million were internally displaced within their own country.4

• More than 300,000 refugees and migrants crossed the Mediterranean Sea seeking safety in 2015. Over 2,500 of these people have died from their journey or gone missing.2

• In 2015, developing countries hosted over 86% of the world’s refugees, compared to 70% ten years before.7

• In 2015, 51% of refugees were under 18 years old.6

• The world’s largest refugee camp is Dadaab, located in eastern Kenya, where there are over 220,000 refugees living. The vast majority of them are Somali.

1. http://www.wfp.org/hunger/causes2. http://www.wfp.org/stories/8-facts-disasters-hunger-

and-nutrition3. http://www.wfp.org/stories/10-facts-women-and-hunger4. http://www.unhcr.org/3ae68cce4.html5. http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/4350_

top_10_global_facts_about_refugees6. http://www.unhcr.org/55e06a5b6.html7. http://www.unhcr.org.uk/about-us/key-facts-and-figures.html

Photo: One of several refugee camps set up in western Ethiopia to accommodate people seeking refuge from war-torn South Sudan.

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Vocabulary (All vocabulary is written in bold throughout the activity)

Asylum-Seeker: Someone who says he or she is a refugee, but whose claim has not yet been evalu-ated. On average, about 1 million people seek asylum on an individual basis every year.

Bribe: Money or some other benefit given to a person in power, especially a public official, in an effort to cause the person to take a particular ac-tion.

Food Assistance (or Food Aid): Food assistance (or food aid) programs provide food for people who are hungry because of emergency crisis situations like war, droughts, or floods. Food as-sistance can be in the form of food (cooked or un-cooked), cash, or vouchers. Canadian Foodgrains Bank works closely with its members and their local partners to provide millions of dollars in food assistance around the world every year.

Food Ration: A fixed amount of food given to a person or household in emergency situations or when sufficient food is not accessible. Rations are often distributed by aid groups or govern-ment agencies at refugee or internally displaced persons camps or to communities who are facing severe food shortages.

Humanitarian Organization: A group of people (such as a business, society, or association) which is engaged in promoting human welfare and social reforms, particularly the saving of human lives or the alleviation of suffering.

Human Smuggler: Someone who facilitates the transportation, attempted transportation or illegal entry of a person or persons across an internation-al border, in violation of one or more countries’ laws.

Identity Documentation: Any document which may be used to identify a person or verify aspects of a person’s personal identity. This may include an identity card, a driver’s license, or a passport. Establishing one’s identity may be essential for a wide range of activities, including the registration of births and deaths, marriage, obtaining employ-

ment, housing, hospital care or rations, qualifying for social benefits, schooling, or requesting official documents and permits.

Internally Displaced People (IDPs): Unlike refu-gees, IDPs have not crossed an international bor-der to find security but have remained inside their home countries.

Migrants: People who choose to leave their homes, in order to improve their lives.

Refuge: A place that provides shelter or protec-tion from danger.

Refugee: People who are forced to leave their homes to save their lives or preserve their free-dom.

Refugee Camp: An area which serves to shelter people displaced by war, political oppression or religious beliefs. Many refugee camps also offer food, healthcare, and education for people living there, donated by humanitarian organizations or UNHCR.

While they offer some services and security, refugee camps can be cramped, dangerous and difficult places in which to live.

Resources: The supply of money, materials, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively. This can include human resources (e.g. health or relationships/connections), physical capital (e.g. money or property) and knowledge.

Road Block: A barrier set up to inspect traffic and monitor migration. In this game, families run into a “military road block” set up by the government.

UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refu-gees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.

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What can you do?

• Give: Hold a fundraiser and donate to Canadian Foodgrains Bank or support a Growing Project. Money raised can be used towards food assistance programming. By providing people with food, they can save their money to use on other important necessities such as housing or health care.

• Learn: Learn more through www.foodgrainsbank.ca and other resources about conflict, migration, and hunger, and share what you learn with others!

• Pray: Visit www.foodgrainsbank.ca/worship for conflict-related prayers• Advocate: Meet with your Member of Parliament or write them a letter explaining why supporting

food security, nutrition, and agriculture for those most in need, is important to you. You can use our Harvest of Letters campaign: http://foodgrainsbank.ca/campaigns/letters/

See www.foodgrainsbank.ca for more ideas!

Thank you to the Grade 9 classes at St. Gerard School (Grande Prairie, AB) and the Grain of Wheat Youth Group (Winnipeg, MB) for testing out this resource and providing thoughtful ideas.

LOCA

TIO

N: H

OM

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ere

has

been

a b

ad d

roug

ht in

you

r cou

ntry

this

yea

r and

you

r fam

ily, l

ike

man

y ot

hers

, was

not

abl

e to

gro

w e

noug

h fo

od fo

r the

mse

lves

or t

o se

ll it

in th

e m

arke

tpla

ce fo

r mon

ey. S

ome

peop

le fr

om a

noth

er c

omm

unity

wen

t to

the

gove

rnm

ent t

o pr

otes

t. Th

ey s

aid

that

the

gove

rnm

ent w

as n

ot d

oing

en

ough

to h

elp

peop

le in

that

cou

ntry

, and

they

ask

ed fo

r hel

p to

feed

the

hung

ry a

nd a

ssis

t tho

se in

pov

erty

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gov

ernm

ent r

eplie

d by

sen

ding

out

so

ldie

rs to

fire

into

the

crow

d of

pro

test

ors,

kill

ing

man

y pe

ople

. Thi

s m

ade

mor

e pe

ople

ang

ry w

ith th

e go

vern

men

t and

som

e gr

oups

bec

ame

viol

ent

as w

ell.

With

in a

mat

ter o

f wee

ks, t

he c

ount

ry y

ou li

ve in

has

tran

sfor

med

fr

om o

ne o

f rel

ativ

e pe

ace,

to o

ne o

f con

flict

. Peo

ple

are

fight

ing

in th

e st

reet

s an

d bo

mbs

are

falli

ng d

aily

. Man

y of

you

r frie

nds

and

fam

ily h

ave

alre

ady

been

kill

ed. Y

our f

amily

can

no

long

er g

o to

sch

ool o

r wor

k be

caus

e th

ey fe

ar fo

r the

ir sa

fety

. You

are

hav

ing

a ha

rd ti

me

gett

ing

enou

gh fo

od.

Wha

t will

you

r fam

ily c

hoos

e to

do?

LOCA

TIO

N: M

ILIT

ARY

RO

AD

BLO

CKU

nfor

tuna

tely

whi

le tr

avel

ling

to th

e bo

rder

you

hav

e ra

n in

to a

road

bl

ock

set u

p by

the

mili

tary

. The

y qu

estio

n w

here

you

are

goi

ng a

nd w

hy.

The

wom

en a

re b

eing

har

asse

d. T

he m

ilita

ry w

ants

to s

ee y

our i

dent

ity

docu

men

tatio

n. T

hey

go th

roug

h yo

ur s

tuff

and

will

not

let y

ou p

ass

until

yo

u gi

ve th

em m

oney

or f

ood.

LOCA

TIO

N: T

HE

BORD

ERYo

u an

d yo

ur fa

mily

hav

e fin

ally

mad

e it

to th

e bo

rder

. You

r hea

lth, m

oney

an

d fo

od re

sour

ces

have

dec

lined

. As

you

near

the

entr

y/ex

it po

int y

ou

see

crow

ds o

f oth

er p

eopl

e, a

lso

havi

ng fl

ed th

e co

nflic

t with

onl

y ba

sic

supp

lies.

The

pat

h to

the

bord

er c

heck

poin

t is

bloc

ked

off w

ith a

razo

r wire

fe

nce.

You

are

told

that

this

cou

ntry

is n

ot a

ccep

ting

any

mor

e re

fuge

es

beca

use

it al

read

y ha

s m

ore

than

it c

an h

andl

e. Y

ou a

re to

ld to

wai

t unt

il th

e ga

tes

are

open

ed to

allo

w m

ore

refu

gees

thro

ugh.

LOCA

TIO

N: A

CRO

SS T

HE

BORD

ERN

ow a

cros

s th

e bo

rder

, you

are

app

roac

hed

by a

repr

esen

tativ

e of

the

UN

HCR

(U

nite

d N

atio

ns H

igh

Com

mis

sion

er fo

r Ref

ugee

s) w

ho w

ould

like

to

esc

ort y

ou to

the

refu

gee

cam

p to

regi

ster

as

refu

gees

. Thi

s is

one

of t

he

larg

est r

efug

ee c

amps

in th

e ar

ea, w

ith th

ousa

nds

of p

eopl

e liv

ing

in a

tigh

t sp

ace

unde

r tar

ps a

nd in

tent

s. B

y re

gist

erin

g as

a re

fuge

e yo

u w

ill h

ave

lots

of s

uppo

rt fr

om U

NC

HR

and

oth

er h

uman

itaria

n or

gani

zatio

ns w

ho

will

sup

ply

you

with

food

ratio

ns a

nd h

ealth

care

. The

re a

re a

lso

a nu

mbe

r of

sch

ools

set

up

in th

e ca

mp

that

chi

ldre

n m

ay a

tten

d. H

owev

er, y

ou w

ould

ha

ve li

mite

d ab

ility

to c

ome

and

go fr

om th

e ca

mp

once

you

are

ther

e, a

nd

you

wor

ry a

bout

bei

ng s

tuck

ther

e fo

r a lo

ng ti

me.

If y

ou d

o no

t sta

y at

th

e re

fuge

e ca

mp

you

will

hav

e to

find

tem

pora

ry s

ettle

men

t els

ewhe

re o

r co

ntin

ue y

our m

igra

tion

to a

noth

er c

ount

ry. W

hat w

ill y

ou d

o?

CHO

ICE:

Sta

y or

Lea

ve?

If

you

and

your

fam

ily d

ecid

e to

leav

e ho

me,

who

will

take

car

e of

you

r ho

use

and

prop

erty

? It

is li

kely

that

eith

er g

over

nmen

t for

ces

or re

bel

grou

ps w

ill ta

ke it

ove

r and

you

may

not

be

able

to re

turn

to it

. You

will

be

leav

ing

behi

nd m

any

frie

nds

and

fam

ily a

nd y

ou d

on’t

know

whe

n yo

u w

ill

see

them

aga

in. I

n or

der t

o le

ave

your

cou

ntry

and

go

to a

noth

er y

ou n

eed

prop

er id

entit

y do

cum

enta

tion

(suc

h as

pas

spor

ts a

nd p

rope

r tra

vel v

isas

),

but n

ot e

very

one

in y

our f

amily

has

this

and

it is

diffi

cult

to o

btai

n du

ring

the

confl

ict.

You

can

orde

r doc

umen

tatio

n bu

t thi

s ca

n be

exp

ensi

ve a

nd

mea

ns y

ou w

ill h

ave

to ri

sk y

our l

ives

whi

le w

aitin

g fo

r the

doc

umen

tatio

n to

arr

ive,

-th

ough

it m

ay a

llow

you

to c

ross

the

bord

er m

ore

easi

ly. W

hat

will

you

do?

A)

Stay

: Cos

t = 0

B)

Ord

er a

nd w

ait f

or id

entit

y do

cum

enta

tion:

Cos

t = 4

C)

Leav

e im

med

iate

ly w

ith n

o do

cum

enta

tion:

Cos

t = 0

CHO

ICE:

Pay

or F

ind

anot

her W

ayYo

u ha

ve p

acke

d yo

ur b

ags

and

com

e al

l thi

s w

ay o

nly

to b

e hi

nder

ed b

y yo

ur o

wn

gove

rnm

ent m

ilita

ry. Y

ou d

o no

t wan

t to

give

them

food

or m

oney

be

caus

e yo

u ha

ve li

ttle

to s

pare

and

you

don

’t kn

ow h

ow lo

ng y

ou w

ill h

ave

to tr

avel

bef

ore

findi

ng re

fuge

. You

hav

e fe

w o

ptio

ns. Y

ou c

an p

ay a

brib

e to

the

mili

tary

so

that

you

may

con

tinue

you

r jou

rney

or y

ou c

an p

ay a

hu

man

sm

uggl

er to

sne

ak y

ou p

ast a

ll of

the

road

blo

cks

and

into

the

next

co

untr

y. Y

ou h

ave

hear

d th

at th

is m

ay b

e an

eas

y w

ay to

avo

id th

e bo

rder

cr

ossi

ng a

nd g

et to

saf

ety

fast

er b

ut th

e sm

uggl

er w

ill o

nly

take

you

if y

ou

have

iden

tity

docu

men

tatio

n. W

hat w

ill y

ou d

o?

A)

Brib

e th

e m

ilita

ry: C

ost =

2B

) W

e ha

ve n

o do

cum

enta

tion

and

will

sta

y at

a n

earb

y vi

llage

unt

il w

e ob

tain

it: C

ost =

4 (O

nly

an o

ptio

n if

you

have

no

docu

men

tatio

n)C

) W

e ha

ve d

ocum

enta

tion

and

will

pay

a h

uman

sm

uggl

er to

take

us

acro

ss th

e bo

rder

: Cos

t = 3

(Onl

y an

opt

ion

if yo

u ha

ve d

ocum

enta

tion)

CHO

ICE:

Wai

t or F

ind

Your

Ow

n W

ay

Som

e pe

ople

hav

e to

ld y

ou th

at th

ey h

ave

been

wai

ting

ther

e fo

r day

s. Y

ou

have

als

o he

ard

that

som

e pe

ople

are

cro

ssin

g th

e bo

rder

thro

ugh

unoffi

cial

cr

ossi

ng p

oint

s, a

cros

s co

rnfie

lds

or s

neak

ing

thro

ugh

the

fore

st. Y

ou a

nd

your

fam

ily a

re ti

red

and

hung

ry. Y

ou a

re ru

nnin

g lo

w o

n re

sour

ces

and

som

e of

you

are

not

wel

l. W

hat w

ill y

ou d

o?

A)

Wai

t with

oth

ers

until

you

are

per

mitt

ed to

cro

ss th

e bo

rder

: Cos

t = 0

B)

Take

you

r fam

ily th

roug

h th

e co

rnfie

lds

and

try

to g

et in

to th

e ne

xt

coun

try

at a

n un

offici

al b

orde

r cro

ssin

g: C

ost =

0C

) Sn

eak

thro

ugh

the

fore

st a

nd tr

y to

ent

er th

e co

untr

y ill

egal

ly: C

ost =

0

CHO

ICE:

Reg

iste

r at t

he R

efug

ee C

amp,

Set

tle

Else

whe

re T

empo

raril

y, o

r Con

tinue

Mig

ratin

gYo

u ha

ve h

eard

a li

ttle

bit

abou

t ref

ugee

cam

ps. Y

ou a

re c

once

rned

abo

ut y

our f

amily

sta

ying

in

suc

h cr

owde

d an

d di

fficu

lt liv

ing

cond

ition

s. Y

ou a

re w

orrie

d th

at b

y re

gist

erin

g at

the

cam

p, y

our p

erso

nal i

nfor

mat

ion

may

be

shar

ed w

ith th

e m

ilita

ry in

you

r hom

e co

untr

y. W

hat

if yo

u ar

e no

t allo

wed

to re

turn

to y

our h

ouse

and

com

mun

ity?

Som

e of

the

mem

bers

of y

our

fam

ily w

ho a

re s

till r

esid

ing

in y

our h

ome

coun

try

may

be

at ri

sk. M

aybe

you

will

be

arre

sted

at

the

cam

p, p

artic

ular

ly if

you

hav

e no

iden

tity

docu

men

tatio

n. O

utsi

de o

f the

refu

gee

cam

p ho

wev

er, y

ou h

ave

no g

uara

ntee

of s

uppo

rt. Y

ou w

ill h

ave

to p

ay fo

r tra

nspo

rtat

ion

and

find

food

and

wat

er. T

here

is a

cha

nce

that

you

may

be

able

to g

et s

ome

from

hum

anita

rian

orga

niza

tions

if th

ey a

re w

orki

ng in

the

area

. Thi

s m

ay b

e yo

ur o

ppor

tuni

ty to

set

tle in

to a

sp

ace

of y

our o

wn

and

try

to li

ve a

mor

e no

rmal

life

toge

ther

. Out

side

of t

he re

fuge

e ca

mp

how

ever

, you

will

hav

e to

pay

lots

of m

oney

for h

ealth

care

and

ther

e m

ay b

e no

opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r chi

ldre

n in

you

r fam

ily to

go

to s

choo

l. If

you

cont

inue

to m

igra

te y

ou m

ust p

ay fo

r tr

ansp

orta

tion

to th

e ne

xt c

ity. Y

ou m

ay fi

nd a

pla

ce th

at is

mor

e w

elco

min

g to

refu

gees

and

w

ill p

rovi

de y

our f

amily

with

a g

ood

life,

but

it w

ill li

kely

cos

t you

tim

e an

d m

oney

and

may

in

volv

e ta

king

gre

at ri

sks.

Wha

t will

you

do?

A)

Go

to th

e re

fuge

e ca

mp,

Cos

t = 0

B)

Find

tem

pora

ry s

helte

r els

ewhe

re in

that

cou

ntry

, Cos

t = 2

C)

Con

tinue

mig

ratin

g to

ano

ther

cou

ntry

, Cos

t = 3

Loca

tion:

Hom

e

Loca

tion:

Mili

tary

Roa

d Bl

ock

Loca

tion:

The

Bor

der

Loca

tion:

Acr

oss

the

Bord

er

OPT

ION

A: S

tay.

Cos

t = 0

Yo

u ha

ve d

ecid

ed to

sta

y in

hop

es th

at th

e co

nflic

t will

end

soo

n so

that

yo

u ca

n ca

rry

on w

ith y

our n

orm

al li

fe. U

nfor

tuna

tely

thin

gs k

eep

gett

ing

wor

se in

stea

d of

bet

ter.

Som

e of

the

men

in y

our f

amily

are

bei

ng p

ress

ured

to

figh

t and

the

wom

en a

re h

aras

sed

or a

ssau

lted

if th

ey le

ave

thei

r ho

mes

. Nob

ody

is a

ble

to p

lant

or h

arve

st fo

od w

ith a

ll of

the

fight

ing

so

food

is n

ot a

vaila

ble

in lo

cal s

tore

s. B

oth

rebe

ls a

nd th

e go

vern

men

t arm

y ar

e bl

ocka

ding

or s

teal

ing

food

ass

ista

nce

bein

g se

nt b

y hu

man

itaria

n or

gani

zatio

ns. S

udde

nly

a bo

mb

falls

ove

rhea

d. Y

our n

eigh

bour

s w

ere

all

kille

d bu

t luc

kily

you

r fam

ily h

as e

scap

ed w

ith o

nly

inju

ries.

Tw

o pe

ople

in

you

r fam

ily c

an n

o lo

nger

use

one

of t

heir

arm

s an

d on

e ot

her h

as lo

st

thei

r vis

ion.

You

hav

e no

cho

ice

but t

o fle

e fo

r hel

p. Y

ou q

uick

ly g

rab

the

belo

ngin

gs y

ou c

an c

arry

and

wal

k fo

r day

s, e

vent

ually

reac

hing

a M

ILIT

ARY

RO

AD

BLO

CK.

-2 F

ood

Supp

ly-4

Hea

lth-0

Mon

ey

OPT

ION

B: O

rder

iden

tity

docu

men

tatio

n. C

ost =

4

You

have

dec

ided

to o

rder

pro

per d

ocum

enta

tion.

Whi

le y

ou w

ait f

or it

to

arriv

e, y

our f

ood

supp

ly h

as d

imin

ishe

d, a

nd y

ou s

trug

gle

to fi

nd e

noug

h to

sus

tain

you

r fam

ily. R

ebel

s br

eak

into

you

r hou

se o

ne n

ight

and

thre

e of

yo

ur fa

mily

mem

bers

are

inju

red

by th

em. T

wo

of th

ese

thre

e pe

ople

now

ha

ve li

mps

whi

ch w

ill n

ot b

e fix

ed u

ntil

they

hav

e an

opp

ortu

nity

to re

ceiv

e m

edic

al a

tten

tion.

Aft

er w

aitin

g fo

r wee

ks, y

our i

dent

ity d

ocum

enta

tion

final

ly a

rriv

es. N

ow, i

t is

mor

e lik

ely

that

you

will

be

able

to le

ave

your

co

untr

y an

d en

ter a

noth

er w

ithou

t any

pro

blem

s. H

owev

er b

ecau

se th

e do

cum

enta

tion

cost

you

mon

ey, y

ou h

ave

less

mon

ey le

ft o

ver f

or fo

od,

tran

spor

tatio

n an

d re

nt w

hile

you

trav

el. G

athe

r you

r fam

ily a

nd b

elon

ging

s an

d m

ake

your

way

to th

e M

ILIT

ARY

RO

AD

BLO

CK.

-2 F

ood

Supp

ly-3

Hea

lth-0

Mon

ey S

uppl

y

OPT

ION

C: L

eave

imm

edia

tely

(d

o no

t ord

er d

ocum

enta

tion)

. Co

st =

0

You

have

dec

ided

to le

ave

your

hom

e im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e so

met

hing

ba

d ha

ppen

s to

you

r fam

ily. Y

ou c

an o

nly

pack

a li

mite

d su

pply

of f

ood.

Th

ough

you

are

abl

e to

flee

to s

afet

y m

ore

quic

kly,

you

may

run

into

pr

oble

ms

cros

sing

the

bord

er w

ithou

t pro

per i

dent

ity d

ocum

enta

tion.

The

ne

ighb

ourin

g co

untr

y ha

s al

read

y ac

cept

ed p

lent

y of

refu

gees

esc

apin

g th

e co

nflic

t and

you

hop

e th

ey w

ill u

nder

stan

d. Y

ou q

uick

ly g

rab

the

belo

ngin

gs

you

can

carr

y an

d w

alk

for d

ays,

pur

chas

ing

mor

e fo

od a

s yo

u ne

ed it

. You

ev

entu

ally

run

into

a M

ILIT

ARY

RO

AD

BLO

CK.

-1 F

ood

Supp

ly-0

Hea

lth-1

Mon

ey S

uppl

y

OPT

ION

A: B

ribe

the

mili

tary

. Co

st =

2Yo

u ha

ve a

gree

d to

brib

e th

e m

ilita

ry s

o th

at y

ou m

ay c

ontin

ue y

our

jour

ney

to s

afet

y. T

hey

forc

e yo

u to

sha

re s

ome

of y

our f

ood

as w

ell.

You

are

fort

unat

e to

get

out

, aw

ay fr

om th

e co

nflic

t qui

ckly

but

you

hav

e le

ss m

oney

le

ft o

ver f

or th

e re

mai

nder

of y

our j

ourn

ey. F

rom

the

mili

tary

che

ckpo

int

you

catc

h a

bus

whi

ch ta

kes

you

to T

HE

BO

RD

ER.

-1 F

ood

Supp

ly-0

Hea

lth-0

Mon

ey S

uppl

y

Loca

tion:

Hom

e

Loca

tion:

Hom

e

Loca

tion:

Hom

e

Loca

tion:

Mili

tary

Roa

d Bl

ock

OPT

ION

B: W

e ha

ve n

o do

cum

enta

tion

and

will

sta

y at

a n

earb

y vi

llage

unt

il w

e ob

tain

it. C

ost =

4

Yo

u ha

ve fo

und

a pl

ace

to s

tay

in a

nea

rby

villa

ge w

here

you

can

obt

ain

iden

tity

docu

men

tatio

n. T

he fa

mily

you

are

sta

ying

with

is c

harg

ing

you

a lit

tle b

it of

rent

mon

ey fo

r you

r sta

y. W

hile

wai

ting

you

mus

t fee

d yo

ur

fam

ily a

nd h

elp

cont

ribut

e to

the

hom

e-ow

ners

food

nee

ds. Y

ou p

ay

for y

our d

ocum

ents

and

dec

ide

whe

ther

you

r fam

ily w

ill re

turn

to th

e ch

eckp

oint

and

brib

e th

e m

ilita

ry to

let y

ou c

ross

(Opt

ion

A)

or p

ay a

hu

man

sm

uggl

er (O

ptio

n C

) to

take

you

acr

oss

the

bord

er. W

hat i

s yo

ur

choi

ce?

(Tak

e th

at O

utco

me

card

)

-2 F

ood

Supp

ly-0

Hea

lth-1

Mon

ey S

uppl

y

OPT

ION

C: W

e ha

ve d

ocum

enta

tion

and

will

pay

a h

uman

sm

uggl

er to

take

us

acro

ss th

e bo

rder

. Cos

t = 3

You

have

dec

ided

to ta

ke y

our c

hanc

es a

nd p

ay a

hum

an s

mug

gler

to ta

ke y

ou a

cros

s th

e bo

rder

. At l

east

this

way

you

will

avo

id m

ilita

ry ro

ad b

lock

s an

d is

sues

with

bor

der c

ross

ings

an

d ho

pefu

lly m

ake

it to

saf

ety

mor

e qu

ickl

y. Y

ou a

re in

stru

cted

to w

ait o

n a

stre

et c

orne

r in

the

mid

dle

of th

e ni

ght.

A m

an p

ulls

up

in a

van

and

you

qui

ckly

get

it. H

e te

lls y

ou th

at y

ou a

re

putt

ing

his

life

at ri

sk a

nd m

ust p

ay h

im m

ore

if yo

u w

ant t

o co

ntin

ue. Y

ou a

re fo

rced

to g

ive

him

ext

ra m

oney

. The

van

pic

ks u

p ot

hers

alo

ng th

e w

ay. Y

ou a

re d

ropp

ed o

ff in

a d

eser

ted

area

and

told

to fo

llow

a p

ath

wal

king

mile

s on

foot

unt

il yo

u ge

t to

wat

er. Y

ou a

re to

ld to

cr

owd

into

a b

oat.

You

are

terr

ified

bec

ause

man

y of

you

r fam

ily m

embe

rs d

o no

t kno

w h

ow

to s

wim

but

this

is y

our o

nly

chan

ce. T

he c

ondi

tions

on

the

boat

are

terr

ible

. The

re a

re n

o w

ashr

oom

s or

spa

ces

to la

y do

wn

and

the

ride

is v

ery

roug

h. A

t one

poi

nt p

eopl

e w

ere

thro

wn

from

the

boat

and

lost

at s

ea. O

ver y

our l

ong

and

trea

cher

ous

jour

ney,

you

r foo

d su

pply

has

di

min

ishe

d. Y

ou h

ave

man

aged

to k

eep

your

fam

ily to

geth

er b

ut y

ou a

re a

ll ve

ry il

l. Fi

nally

you

re

ach

land

. Dis

emba

rk th

e bo

at a

nd m

ake

your

way

AC

RO

SS T

HE

BO

RD

ER.

-2 F

ood

Supp

ly-4

Hea

lth-1

Mon

ey S

uppl

y

OPT

ION

A: W

ait w

ith o

ther

s un

til y

ou a

re

perm

itted

to c

ross

the

bord

er. C

ost =

0

You

do n

ot w

ant t

o ta

ke th

e ris

k of

sne

akin

g ac

ross

the

bord

er o

r mis

sing

yo

ur c

hanc

e w

hen

the

gate

s ar

e op

ened

. You

and

you

r fam

ily fi

nd a

sm

all

spac

e an

d tr

y to

get

com

fort

able

usi

ng th

e fe

w b

elon

ging

s th

at y

ou h

ave

brou

ght.

The

days

are

ver

y ho

t and

you

hav

e lit

tle s

helte

r. A

hum

anita

rian

or

gani

zatio

n off

ers

you

som

e fo

od. F

ortu

nate

ly a

fter

3 d

ays

of w

aitin

g,

inte

rnat

iona

l pre

ssur

e ha

s re

sulte

d in

the

open

ing

of th

is b

orde

r. Yo

u an

d yo

ur fa

mily

pus

h yo

ur w

ay th

roug

h th

e cr

owds

and

AC

RO

SS T

HE

BO

RD

ER.

+2 F

ood

Supp

ly-2

Hea

lth0

Mon

ey S

uppl

y

OPT

ION

B: T

ake

your

fam

ily th

roug

h th

e co

rnfie

lds

and

try

to g

et in

to th

e ne

xt

coun

try

at a

n un

offici

al b

orde

r cro

ssin

g.

Cost

= 0

You

have

dec

ided

to fo

llow

oth

ers

who

are

cro

ssin

g in

to th

e co

untr

y th

roug

h th

e co

rnfie

lds.

Aft

er a

n ho

ur o

f wal

king

you

hea

r yel

ling.

Mili

tary

fr

om th

e ne

ighb

ourin

g co

untr

y ar

e pa

trol

ling

the

area

and

sen

ding

all

refu

gees

bac

k to

the

offici

al b

orde

r ent

ranc

e. Y

ou a

nd y

our f

amily

hav

e be

en s

ent b

ack

and

mus

t wai

t with

oth

er re

fuge

es a

t the

fenc

e un

til y

ou a

re

perm

itted

to c

ross

. (R

efer

to O

ptio

n A

)

-1 F

ood

Supp

ly-0

Hea

lth-0

Mon

ey S

uppl

y

Loca

tion:

Mili

tary

Roa

d Bl

ock

Loca

tion:

Mili

tary

Roa

d Bl

ock

Loca

tion:

The

Bor

der

Loca

tion:

The

Bor

der

OPT

ION

C: S

neak

thro

ugh

the

fore

st a

nd

try

to e

nter

the

coun

try

illeg

ally

. Cos

t = 0

Yo

u ha

ve d

ecid

ed to

take

you

r cha

nces

and

sne

ak a

cros

s th

e bo

rder

. You

w

ait u

ntil

dark

and

then

gat

her y

our f

amily

and

slo

wly

mak

e yo

ur w

ay

thro

ugh

the

fore

st. A

t one

poi

nt y

ou h

ear n

oise

s an

d se

e fla

shlig

hts

and

quic

kly

hide

in th

e br

ush.

Tha

nkfu

lly y

ou a

re n

ot c

augh

t. A

fter

hou

rs o

f w

alki

ng y

ou a

re e

xhau

sted

but

fina

lly m

ake

it to

a s

mal

l tow

n. Y

ou ru

n in

to a

m

an fr

om y

our c

ount

ry w

ho te

lls y

ou th

at m

any

refu

gees

are

livi

ng to

geth

er

at th

e ed

ge o

f the

tow

n. Y

ou fo

llow

him

ther

e an

d se

e m

any

peop

le fr

om

your

hom

elan

d liv

ing

unde

r tar

ps a

nd s

crap

s of

mat

eria

ls. T

hey

have

no

acce

ss to

plu

mbi

ng o

r ele

ctric

ity, b

ut th

ey h

ave

built

a s

mal

l com

mun

ity

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