Migrants, Displaced People and Refugees
War, economic crisis and climate change can trigger mass migrations of people. Pulitzer Center grantee stories tagged with “Migrants, Displaced People and Refugees” feature reporting that covers refugees, migrants and internally displaced people. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on migrants, displaced people and refugees.
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Lesson Plans
World Water Day
The following World Water Day lesson plan and classroom resources for humanities, science, social studies, media and English teachers ask students to investigate four Pulitzer Center reporting...
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![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20510%20315'%2F%3E "A group of teenage girls sit in the corner of a basketball court at a government-operated children's home in San Salvador. Ricardo, the director of the home, said girls make up the majority of their population. “In some cases there are social risks, especially with girls. In this country there are gangs—they have had a connection with [the girls] and they’re instructing them what to do," he said. "The girls aren’t criminals, the girls we have here. But there is a risk because they are girls. They’re very innocent and they’re very pretty—the gang members want them." Image by Kayli Plotner. El Salvador, 2016.")
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Children's Homes in El Salvador
More than 20 years after the end of its civil war, El Salvador remains plagued by violence and...
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Obtaining a good education is especially difficult for children raised in rural Peru. Those who...
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Resources to support student Letters to the Next President inspired and informed by global problems such as water access, climate change, forced migration and more.
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Lesson Plans
Refugees and The Island of Lesbos
This lesson explores the Greek Island of Lesbos, which has taken in thousands of refugees despite its small population. The island has been a focal landing point for migrants and refugees.
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Lesson Plans
China's Environmental and Human Crises
This climate change lesson plan explores the environmental impacts of China’s growing polluters and industry. It also looks at the human impact of China's water transfer project.
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Debating the Global Land Rush
Students explore the concept of journalistic objectivity and use evidence from articles about land rights in Ethiopia, Indonesia and Myanmar to debate how a country’s natural resources should be used.
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Pulitzer Center Update
LGBTQ Conference at Harvard Highlights
Photojournalists and Pulitzer Center grantees Misha Friedman and Daniella Zalcman took part in...
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Lesson Plans
Nuclear Testing on the Marshall Islands
A quick, 10-minute lesson about the effects of the Nuclear tests done on the Marshall Islands by the United States.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/03-11-16/cipi.jpg.webp?h=3def593d&itok=ZdQsV2Zm "A group of teenage girls sit in the corner of a basketball court at a government-operated children's home in San Salvador. Ricardo, the director of the home, said girls make up the majority of their population. “In some cases there are social risks, especially with girls. In this country there are gangs—they have had a connection with [the girls] and they’re instructing them what to do," he said. "The girls aren’t criminals, the girls we have here. But there is a risk because they are girls. They’re very innocent and they’re very pretty—the gang members want them." Image by Kayli Plotner. El Salvador, 2016.")
