Buduburam

Buduburam
Buduburam refugee camp, July 2005
Buduburam
Location in Ghana
Coordinates: 5°32′N 0°28′W / 5.533°N 0.467°W / 5.533; -0.467
Country Ghana
RegionCentral Region
DistrictGomoa East District
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Buduburam is a refugee camp located 44 kilometers (27 mi) west of Accra, Ghana. It is along the Accra-Cape Coast Highway. Opened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1990, the camp is home to more than 12,000 refugees from Liberia who fled their country during the First Liberian Civil War (1989–1996) and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003). The camp is served by Liberian and international NGO groups and volunteer organizations. The Carolyn A. Miller Elementary School provides free education to nearly 500 children in the camp.

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