Archive for the ‘urban refugees’ Category

FMO photo gallery relaunched

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

uganda-photo-albumWe are pleased to announce that the ‘photo gallery’ section of Forced Migration Online has been re-launched. In addition to enjoying an improved layout when browsing individual albums, users will also be able to search our full database of photographs.

There are now over 600 photographs in the FMO image database, including a new album of photos on the topic of “Self-Settled and Settlement Refugees in Uganda” (© Ayla Bonfiglio, 2008).

Uganda is one of the few countries to allow refugees to either settle themselves within the national population, or to live in a refugee settlement. This collection of photographs was taken during a comparative study on self-reliance among refugees from these two settlement contexts.

If you have a collection of photographs relating to forced migration and are interested in submitting them for inclusion on FMO please visit our submissions page.

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Hidden Voices: Urban Refugees [video]

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Hidden Voices: Urban Refugees is a video produced by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and MediaServe International. The short film highlights the daily struggles facing thousands of urban refugees living in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi. In their own words, the refugees tell of how they face poverty, harassment and violence as they make their way in the urban environment.

The video illustrates the many issues highlighted in a IRC new report – Hidden and Exposed: Urban Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya.

Hidden Voices: Urban Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya from International Rescue Committee on Vimeo.

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