Today, more than 65 million people are displaced around the world, the most since World War II. While it’s impossible to fully comprehend what it’s like to be forced from your home and live as a refugee, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA has developed a unique program that provides individuals an opportunity to begin to understand the frustrations, disappointments and hopes that face refugees around the world.

The Walk a Mile in My Shoes simulation is a structured event that allows participants to assume the role of refugees and act out some typical activities that a refugee experiences. Giulia McPherson, Assistant Director for Policy at JRS/USA, explains the simulation in detail and how schools, parishes and other community and religious groups can get involved.

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