Refugees

Crossing the Border While Disabled

Many immigration regulations are based on an outdated understanding of disability, which fails to recognize the contribution that people with disabilities...
Kenny Fries
Feb 5, 2019 5 min read

Refugees Are Asked to “Integrate”–But Do Those Asking Know What That Means?

Refugees are asked to leave behind old cultural and social behaviors. At the same time, longtime residents of these countries may...
Anjali Ramachandran
Mar 27, 2018 9 min read

For Refugees, Soccer Helps Pass an Eternity in Limbo

For refugees without anchors in their new societies, or who are fleeing broken families and societies, the soccer field offers a...
Sabrina Toppa
Jul 28, 2016 10 min read

Watch: How to Power a Refugee Camp

New ways of bringing energy access to everyone who needs it, wherever they are.
Jessica Bishopp
Feb 19, 2016 2 min read

Refugee Innovation

Technology that's changing the lives of people fleeing persecution.
Duncan Geere
Sep 25, 2015 1 min read

Getting Refugees Off the Ground–Literally

In refugee camps around the world, no matter the location or weather, there is always one constant–mud.
Duncan Geere
Jul 2, 2015 2 min read
A man stands looking into his smartphone in a dustry unpaved street.

Refugee Camps: Surprising Hotbeds of Innovation

Stories of innovation play a significant role in these camps, just as they do practically anywhere else.
Ken Banks
Oct 17, 2014 3 min read

How CrisisNET is Democratizing Crisis Data

It gives journalists, data scientists, developers, and more fast, easy access to critical government, business, humanitarian, and crowdsourced information.
Ken Banks
Sep 17, 2014 2 min read