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Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States (Themes (Resettlement…
Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the United States
Existing Solutions
Technology Based
Clothing/Wearables
Jacket that transforms into a tent
Tent Jacket
Designed to be carried with them during the journey from their home to the United states
Sleeping Bag
Project Purpose
Choose Love
A company that designs products specifically for refugees
Website
Systems/Services
Welcome Kits
Provide necessary items for refugees upon arrival for settling into a home, work, or for personal hygiene
List of items
Material Exploration
TyVek
Cheap, Waterproof, recyclable
Important Terminology
Scalable
measure exactly how much improvement and cost effectiveness can be achieved
Source
Resettlement
Refugee
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their countries.
Source
Asylum Seekers
When people flee their own country and seek sanctuary in another country, they apply for asylum – the right to be recognized as a refugee and receive legal protection and material assistance. An asylum seeker must demonstrate that his or her fear of persecution in his or her home country is well-founded.
"UNHCR"
Connections
Innovation Companies
The Airbel Center
website
Project Hive
Website
My aunt Anne Deegan
Themes
Education
3.7 million school aged refuges are not in school "UNHCR"
Employment
Nutrition/Health
Resettlement
Process is complicated and takes about two years
Involves 8 different US federal government agencies
Safety
Legal Aid
Facts
From UNHCR
In 2018, there were 1.7 million new asylum claims
Two-thirds (67%) of all refugees worldwide come from just five countries: Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar and Somalia
By the end of 2018, 70.8 million individuals were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. That was an increase of 2.3 million people over the previous year, and the world’s forcibly displaced population remained at a record high.
The U.S. r
esettles the most vulnerable refugees and has been the world's resettlement leader for decades.
Refugee resettlement to the U.S. is traditionally offered to the most vulnerable refugee cases including
women and children
at risk, women heads of households, the elderly, survivors of violence and torture and those with acute medical needs.
22,900 refugees settled in the United States in 2018
3 million refugees resettled in the US since 1975
Excluding.....
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
Stateless Person