Food Far From Home
The biggest refugee crisis since World War Two continues to intensify. Once their treacherous journey to safety is complete, how do refugees contend with finding their next meal?
The biggest refugee crisis since World War Two continues to intensify and once the treacherous journey to physical safety is complete, refugees have to contend with the next imperative for survival: how to get their next meal. We hear tales from the front line - from the informal efforts of volunteers on the Greek island of Lesbos to the more formally run Zaatari camp in Jordan. In Greece, newly arrived refugees tell how they were too scared to eat on the boat journey from Turkey. We hear how the humble banana has become a symbol of salvation and the source of a mounting rubbish problem. Then to Zaatari – arguably Jordan’s fourth largest city- where world agencies are trying to feed each person on about $30 a month and the question of future funding looms. And from Damascus to Bogotá - how a mother and son share their recipes over the phone in order to stay connected.
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Damascus to Bogota
Duration: 03:29
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- Sat 31 Oct 2015 08:32GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service
- Sun 1 Nov 2015 03:32GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service
- Sun 1 Nov 2015 23:32GMTÂ鶹Éç World Service
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