A Refugee Camp Exhibit in Chicago

A Doctors Without Borders Exhibit
 

Wednesday, September 19 - Sunday, September 23

9:00 am - 5:30 pm

A REFUGEE CAMP IN THE HEART OF THE CITY is an outdoor, interactive educational exhibit made up of the actual structures and materials you would find in a real refugee camp. The exhibit asks visitors to imagine what it is like to be one of the world's 33 million refugees or internally displaced persons forced to leave their homes because of war or conflict.

Doctors Without Borders/MSF aid workers guide visitors through the camp, explain the elements that are crucial for survival in a refugee crisis such as shelter, clean water, food, and medical care, and introduce visitors to the work of MSF.

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 exhibit without reservations.

The exhibit is a guided tour only and it takes up to 60 minutes.

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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 within a week 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 1.800.490.0773 or by email at refugeecampgroups@newyork.msf.org

Thank you for your interest in visiting our Refugee Camp Exhibit in Chicago!

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 9:00 AM
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Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 5:30 PM (CT)

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Doctors Without Borders/ Institute of Human Nutrition

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. For more information, please visit www.doctorswithoutborders.org. The Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University Medical > Center serves to conduct, coordinate, and lead nutrition research and > education activities throughout the University and its affiliated > institutions. These activities include basic research, clinical > research, public health?preventive medicine programs, and education > and training at many levels. Institute faculty contribute to > formulating national and international nutrition policies.For further > information please visit http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/ihn/

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