Buduburam

Buduburam refugee camp, July 2005.

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

• Ikando provide volunteers to a wide variety of organisations at the Refugee Settlement.
• 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.
• 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.
• Refugees: The Liberians of Buduburam - October 2005 video documentary by Andy Carvin
• A Volunteer's Life at the Buduburam Refugee Camp December 2006
• Life in A Liberian Refugee Camp July 2005 essay about a visit to Buduburam
• The Vision Newspaper founded by Semantics King Jr. and Jos Garneo Cephas, members of the camp
• A volunteer's experience at Buduburam Malcolm Trevena's volunteer experience at Buduburam Refugee camp.
• Youth Assured has a development and firsthand experience of the camp.
• Mark Mercer's story and video journal of his trip to Buduburam.