Revisiting Lesvos
In September 2015 we provided support during UNHCR’s assembly of the first Better Shelter units on Lesvos. Today, more than 180 units are in use in the Kara Tepe site, around 75 in the Moria site and several more units have…
Märta Terne
Temporary homes for 4 000 people in Iraq
UNHCR has assembled 800 shelters across five camps in Iraq, improving the living conditions of 4,000 people fleeing their homes in other parts of the country. The shelters are mounted on concrete slabs to insulate the homes further and protect the residents against floods. The…
Konstfack exhibition: SHELTER
The exhibition ‘Shelter’ at Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm features interdisciplinary projects by students in Textile, Industrial Design and Interior Architecture that examine and explore the current shelter needs in a broad sense and various contexts. The results are visionary,…
WDCD challenge: think big – think small – think different
Do you have a great idea for a product or a service that could make a real difference for men, women and children in need? Our friends at IKEA Foundation, UNHCR Innovation and What Design Can Do have launched a…
Newsletter December 2015
[Don’t miss out on any news – sign up here] There are 3.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in Iraq. The Hayya alJami’a camp hosts over 300 internally displaced families from the country’s Anbar province and is located next to…
What Design Can Do in urban areas
We’re at What Design Can Do (WDCD), an international design conference that highlights design challenges and work by design professionals with an aim to let the public discover what design can be capable of. Held at the FAAP theatre in…
What Design Can Do (WDCD) – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Better Shelter in Mytilini (Lesvos)
Better Shelter for refugees in Mytilini. We have delivered 520 shelters to Greece, and supported UNHCR during shelter assembly training i September. More than 3000 persons arrive to the Greek island of Mytilini (Lesvos) daily, while the winter is closing…
What does daily life in a refugee camp look like through the eyes of a child?
What does daily life in a refugee camp look like through the eyes of a child? The award-winning photo exhibition “From the youth: the forgotten voices and faces of the conflict in Syria” features works by 20 Syrian children who…
Oslo World Music Festival – Oslo, Norway
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