Helping people who are forced to flee – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Are you teaching about people who are forced to flee? Use this teaching toolkit to teach students about the efforts of the European Union (EU), UNHCR and UNICEF to help people who have been forced to flee in Africa.

Challenge the common narrative on forced displacement by giving your students new perspectives that can help them reflect on the added value of assistance provided to EU’s partner countries.

This teaching toolkit was produced by the EU, UNHCR and UNICEF.

1. Teaching sheet

Use this teaching sheet as a lesson plan to teach pupils in secondary education (ages 12-18) about helping refugees in Africa. Watch the animation on refugee girl Amal and follow the instructions in the teaching sheet. Then move on to the other teaching materials below.
Ages 12 to 15 Ages 15 and over Migration
Teaching sheet (410.38 KB – PDF)

2. EUTF factsheet

Learn more about the EU’s Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) and the work it does in helping vulnerable populations, especially refugees and migrants.
Ages 12 to 15 Ages 15 and over Migration
EUTF factsheet – (410.38 KB – PDF)

3. Wanes’ story

Use this PDF in your classroom and explore the story of young entrepreneur Wanes in Libya.
Ages 12 to 15 Ages 15 and over Migration
Wanes’ story – (621.49 KB – PDF)

4. Arahmatt’s story

Use this PDF in your classroom and explore the story of school girl Arahmatt in Burkina Faso.
Ages 12 to 15 Ages 15 and over Migration
Arahmatt’s story – (1.39 MB – PDF)

5. Bakhita’s story

Use this PDF in your classroom and explore the story of school girl Bakhita in South Sudan.
Ages 12 to 15 Ages 15 and over Migration
Bakhita’s story – (1.47 MB – PDF)

6. Keywords and definitions

Understanding the terms refugees, migration and asylum begins with understanding a few basics. Read the definitions in this PDF, in descending order from top to bottom, and use them every time you discuss them when teaching about the topic of refugees, asylum and migration.
Ages 12 to 15 Ages 15 and over Migration
Keywords and definitions – (414.1 KB – PDF)

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.