Daarna
Rania Qawasma, RA, is an accomplished architect and entrepreneur with a diverse portfolio of leadership roles in various organizations. As the founder of Daarna and co-founder of Color My Home and Architecture for Refugees-USA, Rania has made significant contributions to community-based architectural education and addressing the challenges of the refugee crisis through open-source platforms. Rania serves on the Board of Directors for NOMA | nw and has previously been a member of the Board of Directors for Architects Without Borders. With experience as an architect and project manager at multiple firms, Rania's educational background includes a Master's degree in Sustainable Design from Boston Architectural College, a Professional Certificate in Construction Management from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Birzeit University.
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Daarna
Everyone has the right to a healthy, safe, and secure place to call home. We help forcibly displaced families heal, adjust, and build their new communities by using design thinking to provide the tools, resources, and methods to empower them to improve their lives and livelihood. We are a diverse team of educators, thinkers, Architects, designers, and activists who believe social equity and community base designs as solutions to end displacement. We partner with refugees, local communities, and activists to provide needed resources that can empower refugees to create new homes.