Winnipeg - Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City

A REFUGEE CAMP IN THE HEART OF WINNIPEG

A Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders event

 

Thursday, Sept. 11 - Sunday, Sept. 14
9:00 am - 5:30 pm

REFUGEE CAMP IN THE HEART OF THE CITY is an outdoor, interactive, educational exhibit made up of the actual materials used by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in its emergency medical work around the world. The exhibit asks visitors to imagine what it is like to be a refugee or an internally displaced person (IDP) forced from their home by war or conflict.

Aid workers act as guides, demonstrating the various types of temporary shelter that refugees and IDPs may build for themselves, how they find food, how MSF implements vaccination programs, runs clinics to provide basic healthcare, treats malnutrition, and secures clean water sources and sets up latrines to prevent epidemic outbreaks. They discuss the dangers that are often commonplace in camps, and the impact of displacement on mental health. The event also includes photographs from leading photojournalists who have worked alongside MSF in emergency zones around the world.

The exhibit is free and wheelchair accessible.

To better accommodate schools and community organizations, we require groups of 15 or more to pre-register for a reserved time. Groups with more than 20 participants will be divided into smaller groups.

Individuals are welcome to come to the event without reservations.

 

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Please complete the registration form; begin by selecting the total number of people in your group under the "Quantity drop-box." You will be contacted by MSF staff to confirm your application has been received.

The scheduling process will begin in August. We will do our best to accommodate all requests but due to time/space constraints, scheduling is on a first come, first served basis.

If you need to reach us, please call us at 1-800-982-7903 or email

refugeecamp.groups@toronto.msf.org

 

Thank you for your interest in visiting our Refugee Camp exhibit in Winnipeg!

Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 9:00 AM
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Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 5:30 PM (CT)

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Festival Park-(in front of the Scotiabank Stage)
202-One Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C4L9
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was established in 1971. Today, we are the world's leading independent international medical relief organization. For more than 35 years, we have been providing medical help to people caught in many kinds of catastrophes: armed conflicts, natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, epidemics of disease, and nutritional crises. In 1999, MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. More about MSF : www.msf.ca

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