Za'atari refugee cookbook: Relevance, challenges and design considerations

Karen E. Fisher, Reem Talhouk, Katya Yefimova, Dalya Al-Shahrabi, Eiad Yafi, Sam Ewald, Rob Comber

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    Abstract

    With 83,000 Syrian refugees, Za'atari camp in Jordan has become the second largest home for displaced people. Engagements with refugees residing in the camp and stakeholders within the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) indicated that food is an integral part of communicating refugee identities and may play a role in meeting UNHCR project mandates, including wellbeing and capacity building. We present preliminary findings of ethnographic research exploring (1) the role of food within UNHCR project mandates, (2) motives for the creation of a Za'atari refugee cookbook and (3) the spatial, temporal and infrastructural challenges that need to be considered when designing the cookbook.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts - Proceedings
    PublisherACM
    Pages2576-2583
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Print)9781450346566
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 May 2017

    Publication series

    NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
    VolumePart F127655

    Keywords

    • Design
    • Food
    • Identity
    • Refugees
    • Za'atari camp

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