Refugees will be relocated to Hayden Lawn tonight.
Two groups that are dedicated to helping refugees will simulate a camp on campus to raise funds for victims of human trafficking.
"We're looking to raise money to go toward rent, bus passes, gas stipends, etc., so when refugees arrive [in the United States] they find the transition a little easier," said Cara Winters, community outreach coordinator for International Rescue Committee.
The International Rescue Committee is teaming with Refugee Resettlement Volunteers, a group of ASU students.
Participants in Camp Refugee will be assigned identities and experience the typical crises refugees must go through when they relocate to a new country, Winters said.
The event will include a simulation based on crises in Afghanistan, Colombia, Cambodia, Liberia and Somalia. Volunteers will be role-playing throughout the night to make the simulation more realistic.
The event starts at 7 p.m. on Hayden Lawn and ends at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Students who participate will earn 12 community service hours.
There is a $10 registration fee, but proceeds benefit commodities for refugees.
Kim Hill, a graduate student and one of the coordinators for the event, said she became more aware of the hardships refugees endure because of her involvement in Camp Refugee.
"As a coordinator for the Afghanistan scenarios, I have learned so much more about the country and the conflicts it has endured over the last 30 years that have created so many refugees," Hill said.
"Working on Camp Refugee has given me a much better idea on both [refugees'] cultural values and the situations they have endured in their home country," she said.
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