The world's largest solar plant found in a refugee camp has begun operations at the Za'atari Refugee Camp in north Jordan, near the Syrian border. The project, which cost $17.5 million, was funded by the German government...
A Sahrawi refugee in Algeria is rebuilding lives - literally. Born and raised in the refugee camp in Awserd near Tindouf, 27-year-old Tateh Lehbib Breica is constructing disaster resistant homes using discarded plastic bottles...
Architecture students from Germany's University of Kaiserslautern teamed up with 25 refugees to build a timber community center for a refugee camp in Mannheim, Germany...
The port city of Calais has become home to a number of refugee camps that have become known as “the Jungle.” In attempt to help the children who live in “the Jungle,” a group of architecture students, known as Tak...
In an act of redemption, Germany’s Nazi-era Tempelhof Airport is now housing hundreds of refugees seeking safety and shelter. The reimagining of the space began only last week, just in time to prepare for the expected influx...
Two British playwrights have founded Good Chance as a way to provide a space within the camp where people who fled war-torn and poverty-stricken countries can come together...
Proving the benefits and capacities of clean energy know no bounds, a recent report says adding solar power to refugee camps could significantly improve the lives of residents, while saving dollars and the planet at the same...
Proving the benefits and capacities of clean energy know no bounds, a recent report says adding solar power to refugee camps could significantly improve the lives of residents, while saving dollars and the planet at the same...
An estimated 6.8 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes due to the ongoing civil war, which has claimed over 100,000 lives since 2011. With many refugees struggling to find access to adequate shelter, power,...
Earlier this year, Scandinavian flat pack furniture masters IKEA unveiled an easily deployable solar-powered shelter that can provide sturdy, safe housing in an emergency...
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