Today in class with my Sudanese students, we went over a questionnaire that covered several topics. Of particular importance was a question concerning UNHCR. Students were asked to rate how well they have been helped from 1 to 5. Students rated it very low, one commented about the need for a level 0 to rate it. Many gave their opinions and stories involving seeking help from UNHCR.
A second debate revolved around having many friends and doing what they do, even if their family's would not approve. Most agreed that having many of friends was good, but that choices about what to do and not do revolved around the fact that their parents cared more for their safety and future than their friends. They believed that they would have to make their own opinions about what to do and not do based on their own beliefs of right and wrong.
A third discussion focused on yesterday's topics of rights, government and policy. We talked about the right to an education, and if Egypt should work harder to educate Sudanese and Iraqi refugees. Their was a comment focused on the perception of Iraqis that they would not attend public school if given the choice. Also that Iraqi's had an easier time fitting in with Egyptians.
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