“The process of taking photographs for the third country resettlement programme has completed. We will come there soon,” said 55-year-old Ranamati Ghimire, a Bhutanese refugee at Beldangi in Jhapa, talking over the internet phone to her brother-in-law Bishnu Kanta Ghimire, who is in Australia.
Ghimire resettled to Australia through the third country resettlement programme of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Nowadays, Ranamati spends hours chatting face to face and sharing her feelings with those of her relatives who have gone to Australia, Denmark and the USA under the programme. She said it is a wonderful machine that enables her to talk to them face to face even though they are so far apart.
Next to her seat was Dil Maya Bhetuwal, 57, another Bhutanese refugee, who was sharing her family matters with her brother in Australia. The internet service has become an effective means for refugees, especially the elders who parted with their relatives after the UNHCR resettled the latter in third countries.
“Talking to relatives abroad through internet and knowing about them is more believable,” said Tulasa Devi Adhikari, 63, of sector no 2 C adding, “Once we learn how to use the service, we can chat with them for hours.”
According to cyber cafe owners, many cyber enters have been made available in the camp in view of the growing craze for internet use among the refugees, especially elders. They claimed that there are around 25 such cyber centers at Beldangi alone.
Cyber cafe owner at Beldangi-2 Umesh Khatri said many elders visit the cyber frequently especially in the morning and evening. He said they talk to their relatives mostly about the requirements that they should meet during their stay in third countries.
He added that the use of internet phone is growing as it is cheaper to talk over net phone than landline phone and it gives the feel of live chat.
Ghimire resettled to Australia through the third country resettlement programme of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Nowadays, Ranamati spends hours chatting face to face and sharing her feelings with those of her relatives who have gone to Australia, Denmark and the USA under the programme. She said it is a wonderful machine that enables her to talk to them face to face even though they are so far apart.
Next to her seat was Dil Maya Bhetuwal, 57, another Bhutanese refugee, who was sharing her family matters with her brother in Australia. The internet service has become an effective means for refugees, especially the elders who parted with their relatives after the UNHCR resettled the latter in third countries.
“Talking to relatives abroad through internet and knowing about them is more believable,” said Tulasa Devi Adhikari, 63, of sector no 2 C adding, “Once we learn how to use the service, we can chat with them for hours.”
According to cyber cafe owners, many cyber enters have been made available in the camp in view of the growing craze for internet use among the refugees, especially elders. They claimed that there are around 25 such cyber centers at Beldangi alone.
Cyber cafe owner at Beldangi-2 Umesh Khatri said many elders visit the cyber frequently especially in the morning and evening. He said they talk to their relatives mostly about the requirements that they should meet during their stay in third countries.
He added that the use of internet phone is growing as it is cheaper to talk over net phone than landline phone and it gives the feel of live chat.
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