From September through November 2008, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will bring its outdoor educational exhibit A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City to cities in the western regions of Canada and the United States. This latest tour comes on the heels of visits to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, and New York City in 2006 and 2007.

Guided by MSF aid workers, visitors are asked to imagine that they are among the millions of people fleeing violence and persecution in, for example, Somalia, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Sudan.

The exhibit is made up of materials used by MSF in its emergency medical work around the world, including emergency refugee housing, a food distribution tent, water pump, health clinic, vaccination tent, therapeutic feeding center, and a cholera treatment center. It addresses questions such as:

• Will I be safe?
• What will I eat?
• How do I find water?
• Can I get medical care?
• Where will I live?

Learn more about the issues refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) face with this interactive guide.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. If you are planning to come with a group of 15 or more please schedule a group visit for your city. Individuals are welcome without reservations.