ICOON for refugees

The ICOON Initiative
Our vision at a glance

ICOON for refugees is a free picture dictionary and android app. It is being created in cooperation with aid organisations, like the German Red Cross. Both the book and the app are designed especially for the needs of refugees and help them make themselves understood quickly in every possible situation. Each euro donated allows us to print one book.

Problem

• Refugees come from many different parts of the world and ha
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• Our vision is to empower the refugees that are on the move to find what they need and get a clearer picture of their situation by offering them a useful communication tool.
• The book also helps aid organisations and volunteers. They are doing an amazing job at the crisis centres. For them, ICOON for refugees is a compact tool that helps them communicate clearly and provide the right assistance.
• It is also useful for other community initiatives. Because wher
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• The books provide quick and immediate assistance where it is needed most.
• Language and communication are fundamental needs. Language is as vital as food on your plate or a roof over your head. We all depend on language. Without it, we cannot understand or be understood. And without the ability to communicate, refugees remain strangers, isolated and segregated. If communication and integration are important to you, then please support our project.
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One euro for one book – Each euro finances the production costs of one ICOON for refugees book and the android app.

Your donations will be used to pay for:

• Printing costs
• Shipping
• Packaging
• Programming of android app
• Fees and charges
• Administration

We want to attract supporters from industry, politics and society who are willing and able to provide longer term financial support to our ICOON for refugees initiative so that we may make it freely available to … Mehr anzeigen

A small international team headed by Gosia Warrink, author and designer of the ICOON picture dictionary. Gosia is designer and linguist, Katja Koeberlin is designer, Monika Pfau is art historian and was a refugee herself. In addition to our work with art and design, we are actively involved in refugee aid and know first hand just how important language is for successful integration. We believe that „Design is not only beautiful, it also has the power to mo… Mehr anzeigen