10 refugees who will change your perception of entrepreneurship

10 refugees who will change your perception of entrepreneurship

Despite significant hardships, refugees are pushing the limits of what most people recognize as the general entrepreneur spirit. There is a resilience among refugee communities that enables them to thrive, not just to survive, and to be creative members of society....
Innovation Fellow Profile: Simeneh Gebeyehu

Innovation Fellow Profile: Simeneh Gebeyehu

Simeneh Gebeyehu Assistant WaSH Officer Duty Station: Assossa, Ethiopia I’m addressing the challenge of how to keep the refugees’ camp clean, offer refugees access to domestic energy, and benefit refugees by selling waste as a value product. Domestic energy and the...
Innovation Fellow Profile: Antonio Di Muro

Innovation Fellow Profile: Antonio Di Muro

Antonio Di Muro Protection Associate Duty Station: Bari, Italy I’m addressing the challenge of how UNHCR Italy’s RSD Team can generate a more energetic and creative communication culture, while also presenting coherence and consistency in the external representation...
Innovation Fellow Profile: Wadih Al-Eid

Innovation Fellow Profile: Wadih Al-Eid

Wadih Al-Eid Regional Data Management Officer Duty Station: Amman, Jordan I’m addressing the challenge of how to integrate mobile-collected data into the RAIS system. There is an increasing need in all operations across the MENA region to collect data using mobile...
Innovation Fellow Profile: Fadi Kronfli

Innovation Fellow Profile: Fadi Kronfli

Fadi Kronfli Senior Field Safety Assistant Duty Station: Khartoum, Sudan I’m addressing the challenge of how to better manage the staff tracking mechanism in UNHCR Operations. No effective system currently exists for knowing the whereabouts of staff members,...