Systems design, Product development, community development.
Shram Vihar, New Delhi, IN
2022
Generating Income for Refugees in Delhi
Summary
The aim of the project was instilling food security, self-reliance and building identity for Rohingya refugees residing in temporary settlement of New Delhi, India.
The project recognized a gap created by the discrimination between alive and living and proposed a service to not just address the pressing issue of nutrient deficiencies in the community, but also develop a sense of general wellbeing by using the existing skills of Rohingya refugees in bamboo work and leveraging their cultural knowledge of farming.
Challenge
How might we achieve UN SDG 2 by eradicating food insecurity among Rohingya refugees, who face extreme malnutrition, unemployment, and poor mental health due to displacement?
Solutions
Training Rohingya refugees in sustainable practices such as bamboo crafting and aquaculture. Bamboo crafting allows the community to create and sell handmade goods, while aquaculture helps cultivate fish, providing a continuous food source and a product to sell in surrounding, hence becoming a resource to the society.
