Workshop 1

The first workshop of our program is about getting to know the pushing and pulling factors of migration. The aim of the workshop is to give the participants an introductionary overview of the topic.

The students will:

Understand the meaning of the terms "pushing" and "pulling" factors
Understand the difference between the words "refugee", "migrant", "forcibly displaced person", "internally displaced person", "asylum seeker" etc
Understand the refugee crisis, and answer the questions:
- - How many forcibly displaced people are there in the world?
- - From which countries are most of the refugees from?
- - Which countries are hosting most of the refugees?

1. The "Pushing" and "pulling" causes of migration

The students discussed, what are the "pushing" and "pulling" causes of migration.

2. Discussing the "pushing" and "pulling" factors

After the students discussed with each other - what are the most important "pushing" and "pulling" factors. Following factors were mentioned:

Pushing factors

War
Crisis, conflicts
Poverty
Bad salary (economic reasons)
Limited education possibilities
Unemployment
Love
Climate change
Environment
Persecution
Expulsion
Dissatisfaction with the politics/politics
Bad laws
Escape from punishment (criminal reasons)
You need to change your life
Natural disasters
Racism
Limited oportunities (career, fame, sports etc)
Business

Pulling factors

Family, kids
Good health system (Health care)
Adventure
Support system
Roots
Better salary
Good education
Work
Love
Good laws
Life goals (career, opportunities etc, sports, fame)
Need to change your life
Business
Freedom

3. Video

Next, the students watched a TED video called "What does it mean do be a refugee?"

Transcript of "What does it mean to be a refugee?"TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries. Others, referred to as refugees, sought shelter outside their own country. But what does that term really mean? Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman explain. [Directed by Biljana Labovic, narrated by Susan Zimmerman, music by David Obuchowski and Peter Linder].

After watching the video the students discussed questions in groups:

1. How many people are forced to leave their home because of violence, war or percecution according to the video?

2. Explain the difference between the terms „Refugee“ and „Migrant“!

3. Think about a family forced to leave their country to flee war. Explain the main obstacles and challenges they may face along the way!

Refugee – someone who is outside their country of nationality and is unable to return to their home country safely, because of persecution, war or violence.

Migrant – people who leave their country for reasons not related to persecution, such as searching for better economic opportunities or leaving drought-striken areas in search of better circumstances

Graphs

Next, students looked at the following graphs:

The students had to look at the graphs and answer the following questions:

1.How many forcibly displaced people are there in the world?

- Is the number different from the number in the video? Why is that so?

2.What are the differences between internally displaced people, refugees and asylum seekers?

- Which group is the most numerous? Why?

3.From which countries are most of the refugees from?

- What is happening in those countries?

- Where are the majority of refugees from these countries most likely hosted?

4.Which are the top refugee hosting countries?

- Why these countries?

- Where do you think most of the refugees in those countries are from? Why?

•5. Look at the infographic on the other side of the paper (picture 2). What interesting information can you find from there?

Photos of the workshop: