Refugee camps are temporary settlements created to provide refugees with immediate aid and protection. Forced from home, refugees are often left with little to call their own. Lacking food, clean water, clothing and proper hygiene supplies, refugee children and their families are vulernalbe to disease, abuse and worse.

What are the conditions in refugee camps?

Within the camp, she says, “tents are plagued by rats, water sources contaminated by feces, and inhabitants have been diagnosed with tuberculosis, scabies, and post-traumatic stress.” There are also numerous accounts of mental health situations throughout the expanse of refugee camps.

How long do refugees stay in refugee camps?

The TPV gives them temporary residence for three years. After three years, depending on when and how they arrived in Australia, some can apply for a PPV while others can only reapply for another TPV. The TPV provides only limited access to government assistance for settlement compared with other protection visas.