Inspiring projects

Inspiring projects

Browse projects and stories from around the world that inspire action on the Global Compact on Refugees. 

Browse projects and stories from around the world that inspire action on the Global Compact on Refugees. 

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TERTIARY EDUCATION | CANADA | AMERICAS

Student sponsorship program in Canada

Building sustainable solutions for refugees through youth-led peer-to-peer education support.
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"I would like to support refugees holistically" - including refugees in business

Tadashi Yanai, CEO of Fast Retailing (UNIQLO) discusses how he is including refugees in his business.
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AUSTRALIA | MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

Meet Fadak

A project run by a former refugee from Iraq who was resettled in Australia and uses her story to build good relations between refugees and host communities.
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Kos: Material Witnesses

Contact details Name of submitter: Professor David Swann PhD(RCA), Professor in Design, Sheffield Hallam University Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/ About the project UNHCR Blanket+++ is an outcome of a larger research study- Kos: Material Witnesses. The latter was a three...
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SPORTS & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES | JORDAN

Symphonies for peaceful coexistence: classical music brings refugees and their hosts together in Jordan

European musicians travel to play classical music for refugees and their host communities.
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PRIVATE SECTOR

Airbnb open homes: Refugee housing

Airbnb superhosts are offering free, temporary housing to refugees and asylum seekers and helping them settle into a new place and community.
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Interviews

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GLOBAL / MULTIPLE REGIONS | GLOBAL / MULTIPLE REGIONS

Interview: How young refugees are contributing to the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees

Carlos Melara discusses the importance of bringing young refugee voices to the conversation.
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WOMEN & GIRLS | AUSTRALIA

Interview: Former South Sudanese refugee leads the way for education and women’s rights

Former refugee discusses her relationship with her country of origin, her new home and supporting women like her.
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WOMEN & GIRLS | SOMALIA

Interview: Helping Somali returnees rebuild their lives

Fartun Mohammed talks about how she decided to go back to give back.
Portrait of Nidal Battman
RESETTLEMENT | SWITZERLAND

Interview: "This country has become my home" - A story of resettlement

We have lost so much in the war but not our dreams and hopes – Nidal Battman In 2014, Nidal Battman fled Syria. He tells Pauline Haupt his story of coming to Switzerland as an educated young man with an ambition to study and learn.
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CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES & LOCAL AUTHORITIES | BRAZIL

Interview: How the city of São Paulo leads the way in the inclusion of refugee and migrants

Andrea Zamur talks about inclusion in Brazil.
A woman wearing headphones sits behind an IFRC name tag in an assembly hall
INSPIRING PROJECTS | TURKEY

Interview: How the Turkish Red Crescent fosters stronger cohesion among refugees and local communities

Fatma Hascalik discusses her experience with the Turkish Red Crescent.