{"id":29649,"date":"2021-09-30T16:42:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T16:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=29649"},"modified":"2021-09-30T16:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T16:42:23","slug":"buduburam-camp-residents-on-the-verge-of-homelessness-ahead-of-demolition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=29649","title":{"rendered":"Buduburam Camp residents on the verge of homelessness ahead of demolition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Buduburam Camp in the Central Region has been the scene of anguish as many residents are on the verge of being homeless because of the planned demolition later today, Thursday, September 30, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberian refugees and other residents at the camp say they have no money to find new homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buduburam Camp became the home of Liberian refugees after it was opened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1990. It was initially home to some 12,000 refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also houses refugees from Sierra Leone who fled their country\u2019s civil war between 1991 and 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have three grandchildren leaving with me now. I am taking care of the children. So now that government said we should leave, how will I take care of the children? Whose house would I stay in? I don\u2019t have money to go and rent a new place,\u201d one woman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Budumburam-Camp-residents-on-the-verge-of-homelessness-ahead-of-demolition5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Budumburam-Camp-residents-on-the-verge-of-homelessness-ahead-of-demolition5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Budumburam-Camp-residents-on-the-verge-of-homelessness-ahead-of-demolition5-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Budumburam-Camp-residents-on-the-verge-of-homelessness-ahead-of-demolition5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Budumburam-Camp-residents-on-the-verge-of-homelessness-ahead-of-demolition5-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another resident, who has been living at the place since 2000, said they felt betrayed because they had been given the option of integrating into Ghanaian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are living here with an arrangement. We are not living here because we want to stay here\u2026 We did not ask them for integration. They gave the integration offer to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said they expected certain incentives because of the integration, instead of the \u201ctotal embarrassment they are giving to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buduburam Camp is also home to some Ghanaians who appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to help their situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe voted for him [President Akufo-Addo] and now he wants to evict us from our homes. I have nowhere else to go,\u201d one woman said angrily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have nowhere to relocate to. Just as we were reminded to locate, my brother called me to request some money, saying my mother had taken ill. How do I come up with funds to contribute to her treatment and rent a new home,\u201d one woman lamented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buduburam Camp in the Central Region has been the scene of anguish as many residents are on the verge of being homeless because of the planned demolition later today, Thursday, September 30, 2021. Liberian refugees and other residents at the camp say they have no money to find new homes. 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