Lighting for refugees and migrants in Greece: lighting, sanitation and the risk of gender-based violence

Case study 4: Greece, Epirus. What type of lighting was installed, when, where and why? Since January 2015, more than one million women and men fleeing war, persecution, natural disasters and poverty have entered or passed through Greece in search of safety and a better life in Europe. Oxfam started its operations in Greece in October 2015, providing protection support, support to site management and WASH services in three sites – Filippiada, Doliana and Konitsa. Lighting conditions and access to sanitation facilities vary considerably from site to site, depending on the infrastructure: in Konitsa and Doliana, migrants and refugees are housed in old and repurposed buildings, while in Filippiada, they are housed in containers in areas that were originally set up as tent sites.

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