The Zaatari refugee camp, located 10 kilometres east of the northern Jordanian town of Mafraq, opened in July 2012. This is the first refugee camp with a social media presence. UNHCR’s Nasser Touaibia has been in Zaatari for one and a half year and started the Twitter account one year ago. “We use it to keep in touch with the outside world,” he said over a Skype interview.
THE IDEA is not only to inform about what is happening in the camp but also to remind people of how life continues here on a daily basis, explained Touaibia. “We also want to kill the stereotypical idea that a camp is just feeding refugees who just sit around and wait.” Instead the aim is to show the camp’s citizens’ innovative talents.
Original article by Christine Petré
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