Andres: Dear Dad. When you came in (to the
classroom this morning), I knew everyone was like, “Why is Andres’ dad here?”
Isabella M.: Today in class Andres’ father came
and taught us about the organization he works for. His organization is called UNHCR and it is a
business that helps people who are refugees.
Julian: UNHCR stands for the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees.
Antonio: Refugees are homeless, foodless and
helpless people who are helped by this company.
Mariam: Mr. Pablo explained that there are
39,000,000 refugees who need shelter.
Carolina: The number of refugees in the world
is 3 times the population of Ecuador.
Juanita: I learned that women need food more
urgently because some have babies, and the babies need food.
Julia: I learned that a refugee’s life is
hard because when they escape they only take their families (with them). They
don’t take water, food or blankets. So when they are migrating, sometimes they
die because of illness, hunger, thirst or isolation.
Juan Esteban: I liked the part when he had us
write a list of things we though a refugee camp would need. I never knew that
UNHCR existed. I have a question. How do the people know where the refugee camp
is?
Andres: The part (of the presentation) that
I liked the most was when we dressed up in UNHCR uniforms because I felt like
one of the UNHCR workers.
Sebastian: I think that the way Mr. Pablo helps
refugees is a good way to help humanity.
Isabel: Thank you for coming and teaching
us what actual crises there are in the world. Thank you for teaching us the
true meaning of help. Thank you for
teaching us how we can help our community and the world. Thank you for helping
us to be grateful for all we have.
