Life in the Za’atari Refugee Camp

Photo by: Borgen Magazine

The Za’atari Refugee camp is located across the border of Syria, tucked in the municipality of Umm al-Jimal. Since 2012, the camp has grown from a collection of scattered tents to a settlement of 80,000 refugees. Here are a few facts to conceptualize the magnitude of the largest camp in Jordan:

· As of February 2018, there are 78,994 Syrian refugees in the Za’atari camp

· 461,701 refugees have been through the camp

· 57% of refugees are under 24 years old

· There is an average of 80 births per week in the camp

· 3,000 informal shops and businesses have been created

Photo by: Life Learning Spaces.

References:

“Future Learning Space – Zaatari Regugee Camp.” Life Learning Spaces.

lifelearningspaces.wordpress.com/future-learning-space-zaatari-refugee-camp/

Lee, Robin. “A New Normal in the Zaatari Regugee Camp.” Borgen Magazine, 15 December 2016. www.borgenmagazine.com/new-normal-zaatari-refugee-camp/

(“Zaatari Refugee Camp - Factsheet, February 2018 - Jordan”)