Redesigning refugee communities: post 1 of 2

Redesigning refugee communities: post 1 of 2

A Look at the Challenge:  We all have our own origin and our way of life! We all wish to live in well-arranged area for our well-being and development. We all want to live in an area where access to basic services is easy and mostly safe. As a Civil Engineer...
Piggeries, solar lighting, and biodigesters: my iFellow experience

Piggeries, solar lighting, and biodigesters: my iFellow experience

As an iFellow in Beirut, Lebanon, I’ve had the opportunity to delve more deeply into sectors I’ve always wanted to learn more about. Particularly, environmental protection and livelihoods are two sectors that I have wanted to explore more and try something innovative...
An innovative approach to latrines in Dollo Ado

An innovative approach to latrines in Dollo Ado

Dollo Ado is a Woreda (district) in Somali region of Ethiopia – that borders the troubled Somalia. It’s home to over 200,000 Somali Refugees that fled war, drought and other calamities in Somalia. Hiloweyn refugee camp – one of the five camps in the district–...
Change is difficult: let’s dance!

Change is difficult: let’s dance!

As a reader, you will notice that I will use the term ¨Harmony” a lot of times during this blog. Like in music, the harmony (how each instrument interact with other in a certain time line) and the timing (when and how each instrument enters) are key elements to make...

Lessons learned from iFellow workshop in Nairobi

Innovation fellowship itself is an innovative initiative of UNHCR. I always feel proud of being a member of the first class iFellowship programme for 2013-2014.  The fellowship offers multidimensional skills to the iFellows such as human centered design and...