[Syrie]: Irinews - Analysis: Getting it right for Syrian refugees the second time round

Photo: Christian Jepsen/Norwegian Refugee Council These new, specially-designed metal shelters are more resistant to the elements

“What you had at Za’atari was that services were all in one place on one side of the camp... Here we are developing separate villages. So the idea is that the refugees in each village will have their own community services, like primary health posts and child-friendly spaces and that should reduce congestion.”

In addition to improving access to services, aid workers hope that people who feel more ownership of their facilities will be less likely to vandalize the playground next to their house, for example, or to steal from someone in their village if they are known by name by the community police officer. 

With more personal service, people will be less anonymous and - the hope is - more willing to work together instead of against one another, both among themselves and with aid workers."

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