How can we, designers, help?

Every year and in several parts of the world there are natural disasters such as floods. Like in Indonesia at the end of last year or think of the floods in Sub Saharan Africa. Many people lost their lives and those who are left behind are usually left behind with anything. How could we, as designers / architects / engineers, prepare to catch those who are left behind without any shelter or food. Can we propose ideas / concepts which will get them back on their feet in no time so that they can start taking care again of themselves and others?

Awareness project: 'END violence against girls and women'

CALL FOR ENTRIES

'END violence against girls and women'

The Humanitarian International Design Organisation (HIDO) is working on an awareness project together with Regional Network on Child Protection (RENOCP) and would like to invite designers/creative people to create a poster to promote 'END violence against girls and women'. This poster will be distributed in schools in African rural areas, starting in Kenya.

We are looking for a graphically attractive poster with a dynamic and inviting message to attract girls/women in different African Cultures to discuss these gender based violence issues. With this poster we would like to motivate girls to contact the local organisation RENOCP for further help and support. The poster needs to incorporate the slogan ‘END violence against girls and women’.

Look here for more details, rules and guidelines.
http://www.humanidesign.org/contestposter.html

For more info on both organisations:
http://www.humanidesign.org
http://www.renocp.net

For more info you can contact us on:
contest@humanidesign.org

'Download water' for Africa

Our first T-shirt design contest new a great success. Entries from all over the world, all brilliant ideas. But for our first T-shirt print we have choosen the entry by Martin BLASTI Blaszczak, from Poland,(can be seen above).