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Playrise Deploys Modular Wooden Playgrounds in Ethiopia Refugee Camp

6/20/2026

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Playrise nonprofit will deploy modular wooden playground kits in Ethiopia’s Aysaita refugee camp within the next month.
Architecture studio OMMX and director Hikaru Nissanke co-designed the kits for rapid assembly with standard tools.
The kits use timber, include finger-injury safeguards, and adapt to sand or concrete terrain.
Playrise plans to expand the program to refugee camps in Cairo and Wadi Karkar after the initial deployment.

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Playrise nonprofit will deploy modular wooden playground kits in Ethiopia’s Aysaita refugee camp within the next month.
Architecture studio OMMX and director Hikaru Nissanke co-designed the kits for rapid assembly with standard tools.
The kits use timber, include finger-injury safeguards, and adapt to sand or concrete terrain.
Playrise plans to expand the program to refugee camps in Cairo and Wadi Karkar after the initial deployment.