Best digital data assessment and analytics tools for Humanitarians
Apart from the basic data collection tools like KOBO and ODK, There are other advanced online tools which enable easy and fast data collection/analysis. Its can…
Innovative humanitarian projects 2018
The humanitarian world is slowly venturing into innovation by opening their doors to technological research and innovation. recently some organizations like UN have…
Digital Data Gathering for Monitoring and Evaluation
The use of technology for data collection has gained a lot of interest from Monitoring and Evaluation professionals over the past decade. Few would argue the advantages…
Social media and Humanitarian aid - Part 1
Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Websites and…
An innovative app to find people who are missing or have had an accident in remote areas with no mobile coverage
UA researchers have developed an innovative app to find people who are missing or have had an accident in remote areas with no mobile coverage, where rescue teams…
9 unique innovations for Humanitarian AID
1. An app connecting refugees with crucial services RefAid is an app that connects refugees with nearby services in education, health, legal aid, shelter and…
The latest mobile apps for humanitarians 2018
Planet of the Apps presented some of the latest mobile applications supporting humanitarian initiatives and disaster relief operations across the world. The presentation…
Ushahidi launches yet another awareness platform - RollCall.oi
Ushahidi development team is working on another platform by the name RollCall. it was designed and developed after one of the Ushahidi team member was involved in…
E-Learning and Technology in Africa
It is somewhat of a paradox to talk about information and communication technologies in Africa when many people, particularly in rural areas, don’t even have…
Facebook must do more to crack down on people smugglers luring migrants online
The United Nations’ migration agency is calling on social media giants to do more to crack down on people smugglers using their platforms to lure West African…
Using Smartphones to Tackle Malnutrition #innovation #mHealth
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is using smartphones to collect vital data about malnutrition in Borno state, Nigeria, where there has…
Realtime disease outbreak monitoring - HealthMap
HealthMap, a team of researchers, epidemiologists and software developers at Boston Children’s Hospital founded in 2006, is an established global leader…
Emergencies surveillance - Early Warning Alert and Response System
WHO’s Early Warning and Response System (known as EWARS) helps to detect disease outbreaks in emergency settings, such as in countries in conflict or following…
A high-performance, feature-packed library for all your mapping needs.
OpenLayers makes it easy to put a dynamic map in any web page. It can display map tiles, vector data and markers loaded from any source. OpenLayers has been developed…
Matatu routes innovation - Digital Matatu
Digital Matatus shows how to leverage the ubiquitous nature of cellphone technology in developing countries to collect data for essential infrastructure, give it…
How Drones Can Help in Humanitarian Emergencies
Few technologies have undergone as radical a change as drones. Where five years ago, drones were mainly seen as an instrument of war, today they are far more likely…