Beyond the emergency and the positive emotional reaction generated by the massive arrival of refugees, it's time now to think about mid-term and long-term issues and opportunities. 

What can be done to increase the probability of success that refugees and migrants will find - temporarily or definitely - their place in the hosting societies / countries ?

How can we turn the refugees' arrival into opportunities together ?

How can we as positive impact entrepreneurs contribute to this while leveraging the power of technology ?

4 objectives: 

• to set up a sharing platform gathering ideas and existing initiatives worldwide: CitizenLab platform : http://refugees.citizenlab.co/
• to develop concrete entrepreneurial solutions answering migrants / refugees needs on a mid-term / long-term perspective
• to amplify and consolidate these solutions thanks to the power of technology (internet platforms, use of big data, makers solutions, DIY,...)
• to connect the different initiatives in Belgium and in Europe for the sake of sharing and replicating practices

After gathering ideas, good practices and identify the needs of refugees from September till December 2015 ; it's now time to put these ideas in practice:

On the 22-23 of January 2016 : A national hackathon involving all Belgian initiatives on the topic and aimed at transforming the most promising ideas into concrete solutions will be held in Transforma Bxl.

Drop those Positive impact entrepreneurs a message and join the movement !