IFLA Poster 2022
Introduction
In September 2021, the government changed in Afghanistan. All of a sudden, thousands of people left the country, by whatever means possible, and as refugees began to look for a better life. Qatar has transported and supported these refugees and we are honoured that the Museum of Islamic Art Library was invited to work with the families and provide activities for them whilst they waited in Qatar to move on to other countries. We worked at two sites and watched thousands of people pass through our workshops - they have had a profound and lasting impact on us, and we hope that we have done the same by bring moments of joy during difficult days and encouraging them to express themselves through are and storytelling This toolkit is a summary of our work and a useful resources for librarians working with refugees.
Here you can find:
- A book the Museum of Islamic Art published of Shared Stories from the Refugees in Qatar 2021-2022
- A gallery of images showing our work with the refugees
- A list of children's books suitable for story-time sessions plus a checklist of how to run a successful story-time
- A set of activity sheets and resources for use with refugee children of different ages
- A list of books and ideas for working with adult refugees
- Online resources
- Links to contributors to the project in Qatar
This will be a growing resources so please contact us if you have additional resources or links you would like to see added.
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