Buduburam

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Buduburam is a refugee camp located 44 kilometers (27 miles) west of Accra, Ghana. Opened by the UNHCR in 1990, the camp is home to more than 35,000 refugees from Liberia who fled their country during the Liberian Civil War (1989–1996) and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003). The camp is served by Liberian and international NGO groups and volunteer organizations. The UNHCR pulled-out of the camp in April 2007, ending all UNHCR-administered services.

External links

* [http://www.ikando.org Ikando] provide volunteers to a wide variety of organisations at the Refugee Settlement.
* [http://www.childsoldiersfund.org/ Child Soldiers Reintegration Fund] provides funding and support services for former child soldiers living at the Buduburam Refugee Camp.
* [http://www.mediatorsbeyondborders.org/ Mediators Beyond Borders] promotes education on alternative dispute resolution methods and support services.
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-424538484738181565&hl=en Unite For Sight at Buduburam Refugee Camp] A Unite For Sight video documentary with interviews of residents at Buduburam Refugee Camp. Unite For Sight provides free eye care for the residents.
* [http://www.refugeevolunteer.org Refugee Volunteer] places volunteers and interns with lots of organizations at the Liberian Refugee Settlement. They have loads of online information about the camp, the war and what its like to live and work on the camp.
* [http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/11/refugees_the_li_1.html Refugees: The Liberians of Buduburam] - October 2005 video documentary by Andy Carvin
* [http://www.switchboardone.com/ A Volunteer's Life at the Buduburam Refugee Camp] December 2006
* [http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/07/a_workshop_at_g.html Life in A Liberian Refugee Camp] July 2005 essay about a visit to Buduburam
* [http://www.thevisiononline.net The Vision] Newspaper founded by Semantics King Jr. and Jos Garneo Cephas, members of the camp
* [http://www.crazymalc.co.nz/ghana.htm A volunteer's experience at Buduburam] Malcolm Trevena's volunteer experience at Buduburam Refugee camp.
* [http://www.youthassured.org Youth Assured] has a development and firsthand experience of the camp.
* [http://4kingdoms.com/Ghana.html Mark Mercer] 's story and video journal of his trip to Buduburam.
* [http://eliseb.canalblog.com elise et sebastien] 's blog of a French couple living two years in buduburam.
* [http://www.whitetara.org Petition for an increased involvement of the UNHCR on behalf of the refugees in Buduburam Camp]
* [http://www.whitetara.org/page.php?lang=en&pg=6 White Tara Productions] 's documentary shot in Buduburam in Nov.2006.