UNHCR Innovation

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 07/04/2023

Refugees + returnees who need health care often struggle to access it ❤️‍🩹 On #WorldHealthDay we’re celebrating our inspiring friends at @HopeHealthAct East Africa who, with the support of our #RefugeeLed Innovation Fund, are establishing a new cross-border health centre in 🇸🇸 https://t.co/oprRA4vsWe

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 03/04/2023

"Most of us come here because we need the computers & also the centre provides us the sense of community." Last week, we got to meet #refugees in 🇪🇬 working to access the #digitaleconomy. Their valuable perspectives inform our #ProspectsPartnership pilot to address challenges. https://t.co/LKMlOkO0IM

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 30/03/2023

In 🇨🇱 UNHCR is working to include circular economy criteria across its supply chain, to meet the needs of #refugees while taking care of our🌎 Supported by our #Innovation Environment + Resilience Fund, this project is helping ensure a sustainable future for all🙌 #ZeroWasteDay https://t.co/23VDg2CAF4

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 30/03/2023

In Cox’s Bazaar 🇧🇩 broken solar appliances contribute to e-waste, but an #innovative UNHCR project in Kutupalong #refugee camp to repair + recycle these products aims to: 💪upskill community members 🌞clean up the environment 🤖help appliances last longer #ZeroWasteDay https://t.co/bVJXVj62O1

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 29/03/2023

Young #refugees face challenges many of us can barely comprehend, yet they also struggle to access #mentalhealth services. Digital tools can help – if they're designed carefully, in collaboration with the people they intend to support. Explore how 😶‍🌫️👉 https://t.co/7GS2Gw9ff2

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 22/03/2023

In 🇵🇪 #climatechange is melting glaciers and worsening water scarcity. Displaced communities face acute shortages. So, we’re working #withrefugees in Lima to test whether small-scale fog nets (which harvest water from fog) could be an effective solution 🌬️🕸️💧 #WorldWaterDay

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 15/03/2023

What do #refugees want out of video games? And what does the medium of #gaming offer refugees? #UNHCR North Macedonia, with the support of our #DigitalInclusion Fund, is exploring these questions, to turn digital leisure into an empowerment tool 🕹️🪄 https://t.co/Kl6lI8vhjG

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 14/03/2023

🎮Can #gaming create innovative possibilities + support wellbeing for #refugees + forcibly displaced communities? We’re trying to find out! If you’ve experienced displacement, you can help by filling out this short multilingual survey ➡️🙏https://t.co/soJ9waE5aK #commisaid https://t.co/fwsG120FN8

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 09/03/2023

This remarkable community-led project is bringing reliable internet + new opportunities to #refugee communities in Guayaquil 🇪🇨. Amazing work by @ACNUREcuador w the support of the community + our #DigitalInclusion Fund + @MFA_Lu 🙌 Read more ➡️ https://t.co/YNVOMHBzko https://t.co/HKoz85hV3X

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 08/03/2023

We know there’s a long way to go, but we’re proud to be working to close the digital gender divide. On #IWD2023, here are just some of the #innovative ways we’re using #TechForEquality, to strengthen the digital inclusion of displaced women + girls ➡️ https://t.co/XXUwSgTUn6 https://t.co/cWPwusSMuI