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RefuGreenErgy, a green energy start-up utilising the power of refugees to fight climate change, successfully launched its public campaign in partnership with the city of Brussels on 30 September 2017. Outside of la Bourse, Brussels's former stock exchange, the launch was met with the overwhelming support and praise of both the Belgian media and the general public. Hundreds were present to learn how to turn Belgium’s migrant and climate problems into efficient, sustainable solutions. RefuGreenEnergy capitalises on the human energy of refugees who pedal around Brussels by enabling them to simultaneously charge batteries that are then distributed directly to consumers. The goal is to fulfil three main objectives: ecological (by providing 100% clean and fair energy to consumers); economical (by offering a guaranteed a wage of 1,60 € per day via a ‘pico-job’, a 24-hour renewable contract that also grants the refugee legal status for that period; and social (by helping the REFUGREEN© to integrate, via productive work, and direct communication with Belgian consumers, and by giving Belgian citizens a guilt-free way to help the less fortunate).
