Comments on: Internally displaced people tell their life stories in their own words

Internally displaced people tell their life stories in their own words

Kattullus — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:14:23 -0800

IDP Voices is a site that lets people who are refugess within their own countries tell their life stories – in their own words. "The narratives in these pages are valuable complements to the official information on conflicts which governments and international organisations offer. These stories deal with the real lives of real people. The narrators share their personal experiences, their sensations, hopes and dreams, and the impact for them of being forced from their homes. The first IDP Voices oral testimonies project took place in Colombia. IDP Voices from further countries will be added as the projects progress." The life stories are in English and Spanish and can either be read or listened to. You can download the whole book of life stories here.

By: cal71

cal71 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:34:30 -0800

Thanks for this. There are no substitutes for hearing the stories of survivors first hand.

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:18:16 -0800

Could someone please explain to me what an Internally Displaced Person is?

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:44:17 -0800

From the wikipedia article: "Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are people forced to flee their homes but who, unlike refugees, remain within their country's borders."

By: Afroblanco

Afroblanco — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:21:22 -0800

Right on. Maybe there should be some sort of explanation about that in the post text? When I first saw the term, I assumed that it referred to autistics or people with some other "internal" problem.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:23:10 -0800

Hmm... good call, Afroblanco. I'll e-mail cortex asking him for a slight edit.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:36:34 -0800

Bing!

By: Lucie

Lucie — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:47:07 -0800

Great find!