At three years old, Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda is one of the newest refugee camps in the world. It is also one of the largest: This 97-square-mile settlement is home to 300,000 displaced people, mostly from South Sudan.
rm one of the newest refugee settlements in the world into a thriving city and develop a best practices model that can be shared across the globe.
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At three years old, Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda is one of the newest refugee camps in the world. It is also one of the largest: This 97-square-mile settlement is home to 300,000 displaced people, mostly from South Sudan.
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We’re working to help turn Bidi Bidi into a thriving city, by creating a circular economy around waste and by developing centers where culture and innovation can thrive.
In Bidi Bidi we built a football pitch and a music and dance studio, creating structures using everything from mud brick houses to upcycled plastic tarpaulin and sticks.