Thursday, 14 July 2016
Monday, 9 November 2015
Iraqi refugee turns volunteer
Along the border between Germany and Austria where thousands of refugees are coming daily, one Iraqi refugee has become an invaluable volunteer at a camp where he hopes to help others - as he himself was helped.
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Monday, 29 June 2015
The fight for the Aylesbury Estate
South London's Aylesbury Estate is home to thousands of lower income families - it has been for decades.
But Southwark Council have recently signed off on a deal with the Notting Hill Housing Association to regenerate the estate, by demolishing the current homes and building others in its place. The new homes are planned to be half affordable and half luxury.
Some of the current residents have been resisting the council's plan and are determined to save their homes.
But Southwark Council have recently signed off on a deal with the Notting Hill Housing Association to regenerate the estate, by demolishing the current homes and building others in its place. The new homes are planned to be half affordable and half luxury.
Some of the current residents have been resisting the council's plan and are determined to save their homes.
Sunday, 23 November 2014
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Solar powered solutions to Egypt's energy crises
Egypt's fuel and energy problems are increasing at an alarming rate, but the solution may lie in one the country's most abundant resources - the sun.
With electricity blackouts and fuel shortages becoming all to common, a group of young Egyptians believe the answer is to go green.
Ice Cairo have drawn on the 40 years worth of experience of solar power expert Adel Hanna to develop a low cost solar powered water heater that brings hot water into your home with no electricity - and crucially, no electrical bills.
What's more, they want to spread this knowledge. On what they call 'Solar Hackathons', they teach others how to construct the water heaters - created using local materials at an affordable cost.
At this Hackathon, the Ice Cairo team went to the 'Deep South' camp in Marsa Allam to give a workshop. They hope that having a functioning working model there will encourage other camps and hotels - as well as local bedouins - to make the switch to solar power.
With electricity blackouts and fuel shortages becoming all to common, a group of young Egyptians believe the answer is to go green.
Ice Cairo have drawn on the 40 years worth of experience of solar power expert Adel Hanna to develop a low cost solar powered water heater that brings hot water into your home with no electricity - and crucially, no electrical bills.
What's more, they want to spread this knowledge. On what they call 'Solar Hackathons', they teach others how to construct the water heaters - created using local materials at an affordable cost.
At this Hackathon, the Ice Cairo team went to the 'Deep South' camp in Marsa Allam to give a workshop. They hope that having a functioning working model there will encourage other camps and hotels - as well as local bedouins - to make the switch to solar power.
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Port Said - City of Resisitance
Press 'captions' for English subtitles.
Video by Simon Hanna for Ahram Online. Still photography by Mohamed Nada.
Music by Port Said's El Tanbura.
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