GP INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

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manekjyot.singh@giis.edu.sg
What is my topic (or you
can say my introduction - ● We were asked to formulate our own question or
opinion on the topic of displaced people. I decided to
though please remove the choose the question: Should asylum seekers and
refugees be allowed to live in a country?
question mark)? ● I will be presenting the point of view/perspective of
the displaced people, the citizens, and somebody else
at the last.
What is the difference between asylum seekers and
refugees?
An asylum seeker is someone who is seeking
international protection but whose claim for refugee
status has not yet been determined.
A refugee is somebody who has been acknowledged under
the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees to
be a refugee.

The difference between the rights of a refugee and

an asylum seeker in the country of South Africa
Point of view

● A point of view is the thoughts of a certain

person or a group of people on a certain topic.
● The point of view can be the same or different.
In this presentation, I will present the point of
view of the people in South Africa.
 South Africa is a country in Africa and as the name
South Africa ●
suggests, it is at the southernmost tip of the
peninsular continent.
● It hosted about 273,500 refugees and asylum
seekers in 2018, the latest year for which statistics
were available.
Point of view - The asylum Nadine Nkurukiye escaped unrest at home in Burundi
and was living in South Africa for 13 years, but was not
seekers/refugees been granted asylum. While in South Africa, a place
where she thought she was safe, she was attacked and
raped by a man who remains at large. Interviewed by
the BBC, she said, “There is no help, there is no one who
can show you the way to go," Ms Nkurukiye said. Her
voice broke as she recounted her horrific ordeal; her
problems compounded by South Africa's inefficient
asylum process, where applicants can spend years
waiting for refugee status. Even if they manage to get
the status, they have to renew it after a period of time,
sometimes every month. "What I'm only asking is… to
give us a place where we can be safe. Where they can
accept us like human beings, because South Africa
doesn't treat us like human beings," she said.
Point of view - Citizens Cafe Sante is opposite a church in SA which allowed
refugees to take shelter there and every morning owner
Elias Pazaites had to chase away people sleeping in front of
his property. “This has had a huge effect on my business,"
he told the BBC. "All the tour operators don't come here
anymore and we are just waiting for something to be done.
It's lunchtime now, and the place should be full, but it's
empty." As a consequence he had to let go some of his
staff.

While people in the area were initially compassionate

regarding the plight of the refugees, many wanted them
removed at the time of the interview. "I feel they should just
go away, it's not right what they are doing," said angry
resident Russell Rass. “It's affecting the businesses
especially, and the people are uncomfortable, so they
should go,” he said, quickly adding that he was not being
xenophobic.
Point of view - Tortoise
A tortoise, when interviewed by a South African
(surprise!) resident, said he had been living in South Africa for
twenty years. He said, “I don’t know what a refugee is.
I do hope it is something tasty, because I am feeling
hungry right now and if there is a ‘refugee’ around, I
would like to eat it.” When explained, he said, “I don’t
want to take a point of view. I would rather go with
whatever is the majority. I just hope they don’t want to
ride on by back, like in that story Roald Dahl wrote. I
am getting old, I would sink.” He would not say any
further, saying that it would ‘damage my shell
because my shell does not like noise at all’.

That was all just made up, as you guessed.

 1. The displaced people themselves think that
Summary South Africa is not helping them at all. They
want to stay there, but without problems such
as xenophobia and violence.
2. The residents felt pity for the refugees at first
and tolerated them, but not now, as what used
to be a tourist hotspot is now a shabby
neighbourhood with no customers. They do not
want the displaced people to stay any longer.
3. The non-existent tortoise wished to remain
neutral, saying he was okay with the decisions
of the majority, whatever they might be. He did
not wish to take any sides.
4. The message I would like to share with the
class is that: ‘You may not like displaced people,
but they are human like us and they deserve the
basic dignity that every person should get’.
Thank you! I hope you liked my
presentation.
 aph.gov.au
Bibliography ●
● theconversation.com
● bbc.com