1.0Newsroomhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroomKaren Burbachhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/author/45c48cce2e2d7fbdea1afc51c7c6ad26/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7slxGrRhzE"><a href="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2005/05/23/lessons-from-a-ghana-refugee-camp/">Lessons from a Ghana refugee camp</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2005/05/23/lessons-from-a-ghana-refugee-camp/embed/#?secret=7slxGrRhzE" width="600" height="338" title="“Lessons from a Ghana refugee camp” — Newsroom" data-secret="7slxGrRhzE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> It was a story Valda Boyd Ford couldn't fathom. And one she'll never forget. Here, Ford shares one of the stories she heard while at the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana, along with the lessons learned during her eight-week experience.https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ghanamudcloth.jpg