SUPPLUS

a multi-functional relief supplies carton designed for war refugees.

     According to the World Health Organization, 2 billion people in the world lack basic toilet facilities, and 673 million of them can only defecate in open places such as pits and trees. Lack of toilet facilities leads to poor sanitation, pollutes land, rivers and causes environmental damage. There are even 310,000 children in the world die due to diarrhea caused by poor water quality each year.

     According to the statistics, a total amount of 79.5 million people are currently being forced to leave their homes due to climate change and war conflicts; nearly 26 million of them are UN-certified refugees, and there are more than half of them are children who suffer from stunting, severe malnutrition because of the lack of food and undernutrition. This situation also increases mortality and disease in young children ages.

     SUPPLUS proposes effective solutions for refugees in African countries, Rohingya refugees from 2016, Afghanistan refugees from 2021, and now Ukrainian refugees since February 2022.

SUPPLUS is a multi-functional relief supplies carton designed for war refugees or residents suffering from natural disasters. When the carton is delivered to the local area, after taking out the items inside, it can be folded into a simple toilet to solve the health concerns and environmental pollution caused by the lack of toilets. The inner layer of SUPPLUS contains vegetable seeds. When the interior of the toilet is being filled up with feces gradually, it forms a good natural fertilizer which penetrates the inner carton to nurture these vegetable seeds. The vegetables will grow up into the outer layer in just 30 days, which can address the dietary needs of refugees.

SUPPLUS proposes effective solutions for refugees in African countries, Rohingya refugees from 2016, Afghanistan refugees from 2021, and now Ukrainian refugees since February 2022.

1. Help 26 million refugees counted by United Nations with simple toilet facilities to avoid environmental mess and hygiene problems caused by defecation anywhere.

2. Help refugees who cannot get enough food to grow their own vegetables to avoid more diseases caused by malnutrition.

3. SUPPLUS is made of decomposable materials, and can be mass-produced and shipped to places around the world where there are wars and natural disasters, and will not cause environmental pollution.

Our team comes from National Taipei University of Education and is good at product innovation design. Our team member had the experience of studying abroad in Europe, so interviews and investigations were conducted in Europe during the time, therefore this project was carried out.

We conducted investigations on countries on the border of Ukraine, such as the Czech Republic, Poland and other countries, and found that there are many refugee problems, whether it is in stations, roads or remote areas.