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Population Thinners Hate Survival Tent: Collapsible, Solar Powered (Picture)
Now a collapsible, woven shelter that stores water, obtains solar power, and can be transported easily exists to provide security and space to refugees on the move.
Displaced from their homes and left to find shelter in strange lands, there are now more than 40 million people worldwide that seek solace and basic security. Perhaps some find a tarp or tent to hide out in, but such temporary abode is obviously less than optimal, and only makes a dismal situation seem worse.
To bridge the gap in need, Jordanian-Canadian architect and designer Abeer Seikaly designed a new kind of shelter, and it’s one that allows refugees to rebuild their lives with dignity.
Credit: Abeer Seikaly
The architect that now lives in Amman, Jordan is well poised to design a dwelling for refugees, given that her ancestors in Jordan probably shuffled between nomadic and sheltered life in the desert for centuries.
Abeer wrote on her design brief, “The movement of people across the earth led to the discovery of new territories as well as the creation of new communities among strangers forming towns, cities, and nations. Navigating this duality between exploration and settlement, movement, and stillness is a fundamental essence of what it means to be human.”
While this is true, forced migration is increasing due to war and climate change. Many are forced out of their homes with very little money and no semblance of where to go. As security and shelter are basic needs of any being, no doubt this period in a refugee’s life is a traumatic one.
Credit: Abeer Seikaly
