Recapping SBS’ ‘Go Back To Where You Came From’ – episode 3/3

Storyline:

In this episode the six Australians travel to two of the deadliest countries in the world to experience the scars of war first hand.

Episode recap:

The episode starts off at the refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, home to 80,000 refugees. The three Australians at the camp lined up to get their food. It took them an hour and a half to get their food. The small rations of food the refugees are given need to last them two weeks.

The three Australians in Kenya visited relatives of the family with whom they stayed in Albury-Wodonga in episode 1.

The refugee camp in Kenya stretches over 75km and refugees are given a small section of land to build their own shelters.

The relatives at the camp did a Skype video call with their family members in Australia. It was a very emotional segment.

The Australians in Kenya were offered the chance to go to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two of the three travelled to Congo whilst the other Australian decided to stay in Kenya.

The two went to a refugee camp and offered a small donation to help with the rape the women within the camp face.

The three Australians in Jordan went to a hospital and saw the scars of war first hand.

Later in the show the 3 Australians in Jordan accepted an offer to travel to Iraq and be taken to Baghdad by the U.S. Army.

The three in Jordan flew to a military base in Kuwait. After they arrived in Baghdad they drove through the notorious “red zone” and experienced what it is like to be on the front line.

By the end of the series most of the Australians have changed their views on refugees and asylum seekers. All the participants now understand the difficulties the refugees and asylum seekers face in their countries.

Some of the facts:

• The refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya is home to 80,000 refugees.
• There are 9 million displaced people in Africa.
• Close to half a million refugees first fled to Jordan after war broke out in Iraq.
• Jordan has 2 million refugees which equates to one third of their entire population.
• 5 million people have died from war in the Congo of a population of 70 million.
• More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq due to the war.
• Four and a half thousand U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq. This is more than the total number of people killed in the September 11 attacks.