Program Overview

Introduction to Rede Refugia

Rede Refugia is a collaborative technological platform created within the scope of the Industrial Engineering Program at COPPE/CT/UFRJ. The platform aims to facilitate the process of reception, protection, and integration of people in forced displacement who are in Brazil.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of Rede Refugia is to strengthen mutual collaboration processes among refugees, asylum seekers, stateless people, public authorities, private entities, humanitarian organizations, and other stakeholders. Through a social innovation process, Rede Refugia seeks to foster an environment that favors the implementation of innovative solutions to the problems experienced by people in forced displacement living in Brazilian territory.

Context and Background

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reveals that in 2022, the world surpassed the mark of 100 million people in forced displacement, motivated by numerous reasons. In Brazil, since 2012, 71,200 requests for the recognition of refugee status have been made. Due to its complexity and high amount of people affected, the humanitarian refugee crisis has to be addressed by governments in partnership with civil society and the private sector, in order to ensure that people in forced displacement have their human rights protected during an effective reception process that is attentive to their needs.

Program Details

• Rede Refugia is a collaborative technological platform.
  • It aims to facilitate the process of reception, protection, and integration of people in forced displacement.
  • It seeks to strengthen mutual collaboration processes among various stakeholders.
• The platform is created within the scope of the Industrial Engineering Program at COPPE/CT/UFRJ.
• Rede Refugia aims to foster an environment that favors the implementation of innovative solutions to the problems experienced by people in forced displacement.