Person who is outside
their country of nationality…
unable or unwilling to return…
because of persecution or
fear of being persecuted
A temporary camp where millions
Receive basic
of refugees may live…
human needs…
At times, other countries decide it will never
the people are resettled.
be safe to return &
Benin's Come camp.
©UNHCR/J.Björgvinsson /May 2005
Togolese refugees dig trenches around their tents at Lokossa
camp to prevent flooding during seasonal rains.
©UNHCR/J.Björgvinsson/May 2005.
Benin's Come camp hosts more than 1,300
Togolese refugees from the recent influx.
©UNHCR/J.Björgvinsson / May 2005.
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Refugee Camp
Thousands of
refugees from
Democratic
Republic of the
Congos volatile
North Kivu province
live in basic shelters
at Nyakabanda, just
inside Uganda.
/ UNHCR / E. Denholm /
December 2007.
How many Refugees are in
Ada County?
There are approximately 5,000 refugees in Boise
Breaking It Down:
 Africa
▪ Burund- 300
▪ Congo-150
▪ Somalia-500
▪ Sudan-230
▪ Togo- No Info
Available
Central Asia & Europe
•Afghanistan-350
•Bosnia & Herzegovina1200
•Uzbeistan- 600
Neat East/South Asia:
•Bhutan-30
•Iraq-400
Refugee Groups Arriving in Twin Falls
During the past twenty-six years, there have been a large number of different ethnic
groups arriving in the Twin Falls area.
Between 1982 and 1992
Vietnamese
Polish
Russian
Hungarian
Bulgarian
Laotian
Former Soviet Union
1993 to 2008
Kosovar
Bosnian
Croat
Serbian
Iranian
Iraqi
Burmese
Russian
Vietnamese
Burundi
Mesketian Turks
In their Own Words…
Congo's Story

His Home:
2 bedrooms-1 for their parents and the
other for all his brothers & sisters (3
brothers & 4 sisters), The house was too
small for his family.
They never went to others homes-it was
considered disrespectful

Schooling:
Every school in Africa (French Speaking)
is the same…they all have the same
degrees courses etc. He went to school
for 18 years, passed his elementary &
secondary school, he then went to the
university & earned a degree in Biology
because of the war he never was
certified in Psychology.
Lingala is a Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the
Republic of the Congo.
The Lingala language has several dialects; Standard Lingala, Spoken
Lingala, Kinshasa Lingala and Brazzaville Lingala.
Standard Lingala, like Standard English is mostly associated with
education and used in news broadcastings on radio or television, in
religious services in the Catholic Church and is the language taught as a
subject at all educational levels. Standard Lingala is historically
associated with the work of the Catholic Church and missionaries.
Lingala language. (2009, June 27). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:33, June 27, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lingala_language&oldid=298970958
Other languages Jean
can speak.
French – Jean speaks French at
home and insists his children
speak French at home.
Munukutuba also known as
Kituba.
Nzebi
Tsengui
and
“little English”

His Home:
In the city Togo (Lomo), lived with his
grandfather’s home because his dad
was king. Big building, 3 stories, lots of
bedrooms.
It was very dangerous where he is from
mentioned several times that after
6pm no one could leave their homes or
even have their lights on.

Schooling:
Started school in 1994…he went to
almost 11th grade (left school because it
was difficult to pay)
He hardly ever took Language classes—
instead he took Math & Biology
Mina is the language of his country, Togo.
Other languages spoken in Togo;
Kotafon, Ewer, and French.
In Benin : Fon, Adja, Sawer, Goun, Peda, Wlar, English and Yorouba
*Koffi can speak, read and write all these languages, and he hated
taking language classes in school.
Togo Africa
More than 30,000 people fled Togo to seek security in neighboring countries when
violence erupted with the announcement of election results on April 26, 2005
declared the winners. As a result, between April 26 and April 28, there were
assembly,
Fambaré
Natchaba
Ouattara,
should assume
the office in a
1963
Coupconfrontations
d’etat
occurred
and the
president
several
between
the
armed was
RPTassassinated.
militia and the opposing
until Togo
elections
could
beleader
organized.
In
denounced
by was
1967
General
Gnassingbe
Eyadema,
of the
the Army
coup
in was
1963,
takes
over
Incaretaker
the
16th role
century
was
largely
controlled
bywhat
the
Portuguese
and
coalition,
which
were violently
repressed
by
and
police.
During
this
the
African
Union
(AU)
as
a
military
coup
d’état,
the
constitution
was
and
rules
for
38
years.
a major
source
of slaves
destined
to Europe
and America.
time, the
government
prohibited
public
demonstrations.
According to
amended
to
allow
Gnassingbé
to
serve
until
2008,
the
end
of his began
father’sto
1991
Political
partiesTogo
weresecurity
legalized
and the
National
Conference
In the
19th century
came under
German
rule.
Then
during
WWII,
Amnesty
International,
forces,
principally
the
Army,
used
term. In
response,
the AU and
thewas
Economic
Community
of West these
African
create
and
new
constitution
which
adopted
in
1992.
“Despite
prodisproportionate
against dissenters.
was reported that, “Togolese
Togo
was invadedstrength
by the French
and Britishit forces.
States (ECOWAS)
imposed
sanctions
on Togotoand
there was
widespread
democratic
changes,
negotiations
for cases
Eyadéma
relinquish
power
in favor
of
security
forces,
supported
in
most
by
military-trained
militias,
have
Between
1956
and
1960
Togo
was
split
.
French
Togo
and
British
Togo.
condemnation
of
this According
transfer of to
power.
Thousands
of Togolese
a international
representative
government
failed.
Amnesty
International,
in the
committed
very
serious
violations
of
human
rights,
including
extrajudicial
Those
that
lived
in armed
Britishforces
Togo
voted
to become
part
of what
is known
citizens
also
demonstrated
against
Gnassinbgé’s
appointment.10
Coupled
1990s,
the
Togolese
persecuted
alleged
dissenters,
resulting
in
executions, kidnappings, torture and ill-treatment, rape, attempted rape and
today
as of
Ghana.
with international
theEyadéma
massive maintained
protests ledcontrol
to a new
presidential
hundreds
civilianpressure,
casualties.
of the
government
arbitrary
arrests.”
1960
French
Togo
gains
independence
from France
and Sylvanus
election
in 2005.11
The opposition
themselves
into a
until
his
death
on
February
5,
2005. parties organized
coalition
in an
attempt
to defeat
Gnassingbé.
However,
on April 24,
2005,
The
Togolese
armed
forces
installed
his son,
Faure
Gnassingbé,
as president,
Olympio
became
Togo’s
first
elected
president.
despite
claims
fraud
by annual
themandate
opposition,
Gnassingbé
the
were
disregarding
the of
constitutional
theJuly
president
ofsite:
the RPT
national
EAAF Annual
Report,
(2006).
EAAF
report 2006.that
Retrieved
7, 2009,and
Web
BE SUCCESSFUL
Have my own shoe business
Become an American
Get GED
Keep on studying English
Get a Job
KoffiYves
Amoussou
BE SUCCESSFUL
Go to BSU to study for his
Photography Business
Continue teach his
children French
Work
Take care of
Family
Jean Lie
Mikonga
Ways to get involved:
World Relief Boise
http://boise.wr.org/localaction/view.asp?id=20015300
Service learning (Students in Service volunteer with Ameri -Corps –
earn $1000.00 $1500.00 or $2000.00 scholarships for
volunteering!!
Contact jillanafinnegan@boisestate.edu
http://servicelearning.boisestate.edu (208) 426-5631
Get informed http://www.idahorefugees.org/
Idaho Office for Refugees.
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Strong accent on ‘r’ sound
No ‘th’ sound hard ‘t’ sound
No soft ending on police.
o Sounds like po-lee-s
‘j’ sound instead of ‘h’
Strong ‘ke’ sound
Strong ‘ic’ sound ex;
electron- icks
Switches ‘f’ for ‘v’ example:
proofs instead of proves
oDrops the ‘s’ sound on plurals.
oExample: 3 sister.
oDrops the ‘ed’ on pass tense
words.
oExample: I move, I come, I
live, .
o Skips the ‘a’
oDoes not use ‘it’s’ & ‘there’s’ to
point out things.
oUses ‘d’ instead of ‘th’…ex:
‘broder.’
No good is used a lot
Plurals are used very little
Hardly uses contractions
He uses a lot of French
accent on his speech,
ouniversity, schology,
matemat-ic, favorite,
certificate
oWe have fighting
oPay back money
oUses double affirmative: more
yes
oConjugation of verbs
o
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o
o
oStrong
‘z’ sound instead of
‘s’
oStrong ‘j’ sound instead of
‘y’
oStrong accent rolling the ‘r’
oNo ‘th’ sound…’t’ sound
instead
oNo soft endings
o‘j’ sound instead of ‘h’
oHas much of his French
accents.
ofavorite, music, dancin,
fut-bol,
Drops the ‘s’ sound on
plurals. Example: 3 sister
o Drops the ‘ed’ on pass
tense words. Example: I move,
I come
o ‘ch’ sound instead of ‘sh’
oex: choos for shoes
o
oDoes
not use contractions
often, hardly any.
oUses ‘is instead of ‘was’
oHas difficulty conjugating
verbs
oIs finish for you used often
oThe people of my age
oHardly uses possessives
oDoes not use ‘its’, ‘there’ and
‘a’ to point out things or using
in conversation