IKEA Foundation [to 23 January 2016]

IKEA Foundation [to 23 January 2016]
http://www.ikeafoundation.org/news/

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January 18, 2016
…Our Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign is helping the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) bring light and energy to refugee camps in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Thanks to the support of IKEA’s co-workers and customers, the campaign has raised a total of €30.8 million to fund renewable energy and education in the camps. This has made them safer, better places for the families who live in them…

When night falls many refugee camps are plunged into darkness, making them dangerous and unsuitable places for families. So far, 284,000 refugees and their neighbours living in nearby communities in Ethiopia and Jordan have received the benefits of solar-powered lanterns and streetlights…