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...
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–...
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...
Even if you dream big, you have to start small. Innovation is not about novelty or invention. It is about adapting to context. Those are just three examples of UNHCR´s promotional items. Operations all around the world can order them at their own cost, and some have...
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...
