Redesigning refugee communities

Redesigning refugee communities

Anicet Adjahossou’s dream job was to work in the humanitarian sector. Yet when he was finally hired by ICRC as a volunteer in 2008 to help build a refugee camp in Burundi, the experience was underwhelming. Having been trained in engineering and urban planning, he was...
Hybrid Water Pump & UDDT Latrines

Hybrid Water Pump & UDDT Latrines

Creating sustainable water and sanitation solutions in Kobe refugee camp. As an engineer working in the five refugee camps located in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia, UNHCR Innovation Fellow, Samuel Gonzaga was facing a growing challenge – the water and sanitation systems...
Lessons learnt from prototyping within an innovation team

Lessons learnt from prototyping within an innovation team

During my internship with UNHCR Innovation, I have the mission of prototyping a reporting tool to track the monthly progress of projects that are managed/facilitated within the team, as well as any points that require the attention of the team’s leadership. Although I...
Innovation Fellow Profile: Anthony Toulany

Innovation Fellow Profile: Anthony Toulany

Anthony Toulany Senior Program Assistant Duty Station: Beirut, Lebanon I am addressing the challenge of how we can enhance program analysis. Program analysis is usually done to evaluate the current situation of the operating budget or plan. Usually this process is...
Innovation Fellow Profile: Bobbie Baker

Innovation Fellow Profile: Bobbie Baker

Bobbie Baker Shelter Officer Duty Station: Zahle, Lebanon During my Fellowship year I plan to undertake a detailed needs assessment and feasibility study to understand how pressures on Lebanese infrastructure can be reduced through the local design and production of a...