"Play is important generally for every child to develop, but especially for kids who are in these really extreme circumstances, it helps them to regain some sense of normality, overcome some trauma, escape the horrors that they've been through."
"For them, play has a really big role in terms of healing. It is really beyond the physical and mental development for every child."
"Meininger has spent the past two years working on a prototype for a flat-packed play structure that can be easily shipped and built on-site."
The Aysaita Refugee Camp in Ethiopia houses around 40,000 Eritreans, including 10,000 children under 10. Play is often neglected in humanitarian efforts, yet it is vital for children's development and healing from trauma. Playrise, a U.K.-based charity, aims to address this by designing play structures for disaster-relief sites. Founder Alexander Meininger emphasizes the importance of play in helping children regain normalcy and overcome trauma. Collaborating with the architecture firm OMMX, Playrise has developed a prototype for a flat-packed play structure to be shipped to the Aysaita camp.
Read at Fast Company
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