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Dalili App

Empowering Syrian Refugees
in Lebanon

🤙 Through emojis 😎

How an app increased Syrian refugees’ purchasing power in Lebanon by 20% through an inclusive design based on emojis and icons.

World Food Programme for

Syrian refugees

in lebanon

In 2017, the World Food Programme (WFP) sought to enhance the living conditions of Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon, particularly around Beirut.

Each refugee received a daily allowance of 28 USD, loaded onto a Mastercard debit card issued to the heads of households. This allowance was intended for purchasing basic necessities.

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Comparing prices

Initial hypothesis

The initial assumption was that simply comparing prices across different stores would help refugees maximize their purchasing power.

Smartphone

Smartphones?

wireless data

Do they have data?

emoji

Can they read?

How do they shop?

What we did

to validate initial assumptions

Workshop verbatims

Cultural Mediator as Facilitator

Emoji for their mood

RTL Paper Prototyping

The challenge of RTL Prototyping

Benchmark testing

Benchmark Usability Testing

Workshop's in session

Beneficiary Debit
Cards Experience

Cluestering e AS-IS Mapping

AS-IS Mapping Opportunities

Prototyping To-Be Product

RTL Prototyping with Material Design

Usability Testing on Prototype

Prototype Usability Testing and Interviews

Usability Testing

Prototype Usability Testing and Interviews

Happy rewards

Happy faces after usability testing

Taxi rides affected 20%
of their purchase power

Icons can be recognized rather than read

Emojis are a universal language (the them)

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