How would you feel in somebody else's shoes?

"To leave our home was a big decision. We didn't want to go because we love our place and the nature in our country but we had to leave because of all the suffering and cruelty."
Saw Tha Heh, aged 17 
click to see drawings by refugee children.

Key facts on refugees

• an estimated 200 million people live outside the country in which they were born and this makes about 3% of the global population of 6.5 billion people.
  
• there are an estimated 14.2 million refugees in the world, roughly 0.21% of the world’s population
• the numbers of internally displaced persons are currently estimated to be around 24.5 million – 0.4% of the world’s population.
• the majority of refugees are in Asia and Africa, which between them host a total of 9.2 million refugees.(from Amnesty International). 
• Those are just numbers, and they may mean nothing to you. But they mean children and families forced out of their homes because of wars or disasters. How would you feel in their shoes? How would you feel if you lose your home? what about sleeping in a tent without water or food or proper clothes to wear?  
• Just put on your feet the shoes of a refugee and start your journey clicking here.
• Or Click and play this UNCHR game if you prefer.