IKEA will help illuminate the refugee camps
IKEA, through the IKEA Foundation â€" in partnership with the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR), will help illuminate the refugee camps in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, in an initiative entitled "a better life for refugees".Between 3 February and 29 March, for each LED bulb sold on the Swedish brand stores, IKEA Foundation will donate € 1 to UNHCR so that access to the lighting, renewable energy and basic education be improved in the refugee camps.According to Jonatahn Spampinato, director of Institutional Relations and Strategic Planning of the IKEA Foundation, the program aims to "make the lives of refugees better, with more opportunities". "The darkness has many negative aspects in life," stressed in the programme presentation Spampinato which took place today at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.Currently there are approximately 10.5 million refugees worldwide, of which about half are children. In 2013, more than two million people have become refugees â€" which represents a new record in 20 years."The campaign is more important than the UN launched with private sector companies," said Laura Iucci, Director of Corporate Projects and Fundraising of the UNHCR. "Sometimes we think make donations have to be rich, but that's not true", stated the representative of the UN agency, explaining that through the IKEA everyone can help make a difference and improve the conditions of refugee camps."The lack of lighting in most fields can have a devastating effect on security, education and income prospects of refugees. The absence of sunlight means that even the simplest activities, how to use the bathroom, collect water or go back to the shelter can be dangerous, particularly for women and girls, "IKEA said in a statement. According to Laura Iucci, on average, a refugee goes on between 12 to 13 years in a refugee camp, sites that have an average size similar to the city of Porto.The money collected during the campaign will help the refugees from the camps in Jordan, Sudan, Bangladesh, Chad and Ethiopia.In parallel, the project involves the exposure of a Royal tent, used by families in refugee camps, which aims "to raise awareness of the situation in which they live and refugees assist UNHCR in response to one of the biggest problems in these fields: the lack of illumination".The exhibition of the tent is made in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The tent will be exposed in the gardens of the Foundation until February 12, next to the Art Library, with free entry.
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