About Us
Project Safe Refuge is a non-profit foundation, which brings together a team of young international change-makers. As a voluntary initiative PSR was formed in March 2022 in response to current humanitarian crises.
PSR became a foundation in October 2023 in Delft, Netherlands.
Team
Our team consists of architects and designers from different corners of the world. This diversity in background and expertise allows us to think out of our box and come up with innovative ideas.
Our members are united by the belief that architecture can make a valuable positive impact for the people and the planet.
PSR collaborates with engineers, architects, NGOs, like-minded initiatives and communities.
Our Mission
We design with the people, for the people.
Project Safe Refuge strives to support refugees as well as
externally & internally displaced populations, by providing architectural and design services. Putting the communities we serve in the centre of our work, we aim to create safe, dignified,
culturally sensitive, sustainable and comfortable spaces,
that they can call their own. Our goal is to make all research and knowledge gathered throughout our experience freely available to like-minded changemakers.
Vision & Objective
Our vision is to alleviate some of the hardships of displaced populations. We want to become changemakers in the field of humanitarian design.
The purpose of Stichting Project Safe Refuge is to develop and realise design and architectural projects enhancing the life and wellbeing of refugees. Moreover, Stichting Project Safe Refuge incorporates research and non-formal education as means to promote participatory design and to disseminate relevant knowledge.
Values
1. Participatory process - we are treating the people as experts in their own spaces. They are an equal stakeholder in the design process
2. Culturally sensitive - taking into account the unique backgrounds and habits of our users
3. Circularity - it is our long term ambition for our designs to become as circular as possible
4. Affordable - making design available for those in need, without diminishing quality
5. Transparency - Openness builds trust. We are open about what we do, how we work and who we work with
6. Collaboration - We can do more if we work together - together with the users, with experts, with communities and with other initiatives
7. Diversity - We believe there is value in diversity and therefore have an international team with a variety of backgrounds and expertise. Different points of view make our work richer
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