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Photographer Launches Charity to Provide Play Equipment for Refugee Children

3/30/2026

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Photographer Alexander Meininger launched Playrise, a charity creating flatpack play equipment for displaced families in disaster zones.
He collaborated with architects and engineers to design modular play structures that are easy to assemble and adaptable to deserts or urban areas.
The first set will be sent to the Aysaita refugee camp in Ethiopia.
Meininger emphasizes play's importance for child development, especially for the nearly 50 million displaced children worldwide.

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Photographer Alexander Meininger launched Playrise, a charity creating flatpack play equipment for displaced families in disaster zones.
He collaborated with architects and engineers to design modular play structures that are easy to assemble and adaptable to deserts or urban areas.
The first set will be sent to the Aysaita refugee camp in Ethiopia.
Meininger emphasizes play's importance for child development, especially for the nearly 50 million displaced children worldwide.