1. East Africa facing hunger Refugee Week 2019 - Secondary
Full lesson plan from redcross.org.uk/education
Full lesson plan from redcross.org.uk/education 1

2. ‘You, me and those who came before’

3. A safe space is one where…
A safe space should be…

5. Why do people move? ‘Push’ ‘Pull’
A ‘push’ factor is something that makes people want to move away from a place or situation.
An example might be the cost of housing or a lack of jobs.
‘Pull’
A ‘pull’ factor is something that makes people want to move towards a place or situation.
An example might be more affordable housing or better chance of jobs.

6. Push or pull? Drought and food shortages
Better education opportunities
Relatives live there
Low pay and life chances
Better climate (weather conditions)
Crime and violence
Speak the same language
Overcrowded and congested
Clean air and fresh water

7. Push
Drought and food shortages
Low pay and life chances
Crime and violence
Overcrowded and congested
Pull
Better education opportunities
Relatives live there
Better climate (weather conditions)
Speak the same language
Clean air and fresh water

8. Quick quiz
Refugee Week 2019: Quick Quiz

9. What is a refugee?
A refugee is someone who moves to another country illegally
A refugee is someone who has proven that they are at risk in their home country and has been legally allowed to live in another country
A refugee is anyone who leaves their home without knowing where they will go to live

10. What is a refugee? ANSWER: B.
A refugee is someone who has proven that they are at risk in their home country and has been legally allowed to live in another country.
Anyone who is trying to claim refugee status is an asylum seeker.

11. How many refugees are there around the world?
99.6 million
2 million
20.2 million

12. How many refugees are there around the world?
ANSWER: C.
There are 20.2 million refugees around the world according to the United Nations (in June 2018).
The UN estimates that there are 68.5 million displaced people including many who have been forced to leave home but are still in their home countries.

13. Which country is home to the most refugees?
The United Kingdom
Turkey
Germany

14. Which country is home to the most refugees?
ANSWER: B.
Turkey hosts 3.6 million refugees, mainly fleeing the conflict in Syria.

15. Which is closest to the number of refugees in the UK?
2.1 million
121,000
21,000

16. Which is closest to the number of refugees in the UK?
ANSWER: B.
In mid 2018 there were 124,018 refugees in the UK. This is less then 0.2% of the UK population.

17. Only one of these statements is true – which one?
85% of refugees live in developing countries
50% of all refugees live in Europe
The UK has the most asylum applicants in Europe.

18. Only one of these statements is true – which one?
ANSWER: A.
85% of refugees live in developing countries.

19. When did the first refugees arrive in the UK?
1681
1911
1981

20. When did the first refugees arrive in the UK?
ANSWER: A.
Beginning in 1681 French Huguenots took a perilous journey across the English channel to flee persecution for their religious beliefs.

21. Venn diagram example
Person 1
Person 2

22. Share a story
Share a dish
Feel the beat
Join the movement
Write a
poem
Find one fact
Find out who you really are

23. Photo credits and captions
Slide 4
‘Everything is foreign’ – Illustration by Karrie Fransman, commissioned for the International Literature Showcase by the National Centre for Writing and British Council, 2016
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