(iii) Access to leisure facilities The MoMA website pages for the RICs of Diavata and Malakasa state that residents have access to “entertainment rooms” at all times of the day.¹⁰⁵ When asked about the availability of leisure facilities at the RICs, no respondents mentioned such facilities. One respondent specified that he was not aware of any facilities for leisure at Malakasa RIC, while others said that the only available facilities in the RICs were sports fields. All respondents with children who were detained at a RIC for screening and registration (31%) reported that they felt the facilities were inadequate for accommodating families, particularly with regard to a lack of safe and age-appropriate spaces for their children to play, and absence of educational provision at Malakasa RIC specifically. In general respondents reported feeling more cut-off from support and services in Malakasa RIC compared with Diavata. [Malakasa RIC] was not a safe place for [my daughter] to feel comfortable. Even if she wanted to go out of the container and play outside, when she tried, she immediately ran back because she did not feel safe. Female respondent from Afghanistan with one child, 29 years In Malakasa [RIC] there was nothing to entertain the children [...] There is a space for sport, but it was only for young men. There was nothing for the children. Female respondent from Syria with two small children, 25 years 40

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