Refugees Are Human Too!

Have you ever wondered how you would survive if you were forcefully pushed out of your motherland? In some countries, their living conditions are unbearable due to civil wars, political instability, natural disasters, and poor working conditions. Refugees are individuals who have fled their countries due to increased insecurities, and their lives are threatened. They move in search of peace and securities for their families, and they hope to find better living conditions in the geographical locations they settle. Why we should accept refugees is because it is not usually their fault and wishes to flee away from their homes. As they move from one place to another, they are exposed to attacks, hunger, and extreme, they may be killed in the process. The injustices committed against the people as they search for safer environments, exposes them to mental stress and may have conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. When not handled carefully, these conditions increase suicidal cases, and parents are unable to give their children the right guidance when they are growing. The children are then further affected when forming relationships in their adult life.

Services That Should Be Offered To Refugees

People move for different reasons as per their needs. Some move because they are searching for legal protection, professional requirements, social work, and those who are in search of safety and peace. Through immigration, people may face many injustices, and it increases stress levels. They get hurt physically, emotionally, and mentally, causing wear and tear to their bodies, and families may be separated. The separation impacts negatively on their lives, and the children may be unable to cope with the pressures that they develop. In many countries, they have created refugee camps where they get the relevant help that they seek. Education services should be provided to the children as it is a basic need, and they benefit in the future as they can explore their professional dreams, and they can easily interact with people in different dimensions. Food and clothing should be provided to help them run their day to day activities. With hunger, people cannot operate as they lack the energy to perform the relevant duties. Some refugees are highly learned and skilled and can contribute positively to the country they move in and settle. Such people should be provided with working visas and permits so that they can offer their services without disruptions from the government officials and as required by the government policies. Protection should be availed in their living areas o as to prohibit further attacks and to give them peace of mind. Different organizations have been formed to offer the basic need to all refugees. Most importantly, psychological services are required to help them cope with the stress and traumas that they have faced in their lives. The services should be free as most of the individuals are financially incapable of buying the services.

Traumas Faced

People leave behind most of their properties and only carry a few with them. Some of their family members and friends die as they move, others get raped, and others are attacked. When they reach their destinations, the family members may get separated. Upon separation, the family members may take some time before they are reunited and till takes mental distress to them, and eventually its effects on how they can form relationships. Due to the experienced trauma, they may pass it to their generations as they are unable to show the children how safe and stable relationships should be formed. When growing, the children can record the memories of the experiences they have faced, and the environments that they are may not be safe. The unsafe environment creates poor relations and reliabilities in their minds. Emotional distress makes the children unable to make attachments that are safe and stable in their adult life. The unsafe attachment creates a lasting illusion to the children’s minds that the world is not safe, and it is untrustworthy. It leaves the children in a situation where they are unable to articulate their needs and desires. Controlling their emotions, anger, stress, and relations becomes a problem, and handling them requires assistance from mental experts who help them deal with their pains and eventually heal. In the long run, they face a mental trauma that takes time to be addressed, and in some cases, the people lose the meaning of life and commit suicide. To prevent immigration countries should maintain good political relations with their neighbors and stakeholders, and to prevent hunger, the government should have working food storage facilities. Countries with provisions for refugees should also have psychiatric facilities that will help them cope with their new norm.

Government Policies

Most policies that have been enacted by different governments do not favor the living conditions of immigrants. To get work permits and visas are complicated, and most of the productive population is unable to perform their initial duties and responsibilities. Most refugees are retained in the camps and cannot move freely in the countries they seek protection. Interactions with the rest of the world are limited as basic needs are provided for them in the camp. Teachers and tutors are deployed from the camps for primary education, and only the lucky students are lucky enough to secure scholarships and move to different studying institutions. When searching for medical help, some doctors are hired and paid to help manage any immigrants’ conditions when in the camps. Refugees are still being treated cruelly and unfairly, and individuals without good professions are poorly paid. Their rights are still limited to camps, and hence interacting with the rest of the world becomes hard, and networking is limited, leaving them t a point where they can only accept the offers that come to them and not the ones they seek. Data collection and entry should be done clearly so that family reuniting may be made simple.

Non Governmental Organisations

These institutions help in ensuring the rights and demands of the refugees in any country are maintained. It helps ensure that they receive basic needs, ranging from food, shelter, and education to health. The set policies require that the refugees are protected from poor treatment and poor working conditions in any institution. Since some may have the required expertise, it is upon the organizations to ensure they are equally treated and their working environments are safe. Through aids, they can receive donations that help them run their daily activities. Ensuring that the governments maintain the organizations coordinate safe and working environments and political stability to reduce the number of refugees in different countries. They also provide different psychiatric hospitals, which help ensure that people can cope with current conditions in their lives.

In conclusion, most refugees are cruelly treated in countries they flee for assistance and better living conditions. The governments have not made it any easier for them to obtain work permits, and visas are challenging, and most individuals are devastated. Psychological assistance should be free to financially straining individuals and be affordable to individuals who have sustainable professions. Children should be reunited back to their families to help foster healthy growth and reduce the negative impacts of family separation. Non-governmental institutions should ensure that all their rights are maintained and practiced throughout the world. Human beings should treat each other with high levels of humanity without regarding a person’s race or color to ensure peaceful coexistences and help to the needy in society.