Muhammad Abbasi, Jiyda Moussa, Samer Younis
Helping Refugees with Urban Acupuncture
Camp of Tindouf
8 million mines
200,000
refugees
2,700 km wall Refugees for
40 years
separating East and West
No life can be sustained without foreign aid. Most refugee live in tents NO water, NO agriculture Temperature above 50째C NO hospital ONE 'school' for 200,000 refugees
Half of the children are malnutritioned
Displaced since
1975
Immediate Solutions to 3 major human needs Access to water
Water distrubution system
Malnutrition
kitchen supported by mothers of the community
Education
Education via traditional poetry
Small-scale affordable projects Creating discussion platforms sustainable Addressing the immediate concerns Community-based
urban
acupuncture
Start a movement
Taking advantage Of traditional practices Small changes that resonate And so on ...
Grass-root change
Network of small projects Trigger
urban
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acupuncture
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chain reaction
Multiple simultaneous, quick low-cost projects The grouping of these interventions in the same camp creates a network of change and a transformation of the area as a whole.
Market Research Fine balance between tradition and modernity.
creative approaches
BALANCE
Numerous videos show refugee’s creative approaches to generate awareness.
HOW? Refugees bring tourists to generate revenue and raise social awareness
Refugee Tourism
necessary
help
With primary research, refugees critical needs are lack of food, water, and education
Implementation plan
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