The humanitarian world is slowly venturing into innovation by opening their doors to technological research and innovation. recently some organizations like UN have started to develop and sponsor various Technological projects to help in humanitarian aid and development. some of the interesting innovative developments to follow include: Mobile Money platform …
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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 of using digital data gathering (DDG) for M&E. However, there exist several constraints that may still play a role in the lack of …
Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Websites and applications dedicated to forums, microblogging, social networking, social bookmarking, social curation, and wikis are among the different types of social media. This section below provides an overview of social media platforms …
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 must act fast to save lives. This system is also suitable for emergencies due to earthquakes, floods or forest fires, in which …
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 more by using their location. It originally started as a side project, but now more than 400 of the largest aid organizations in the world, including the Red …
Planet of the Apps presented some of the latest mobile applications supporting humanitarian initiatives and disaster relief operations across the world. The presentation was part of the Global Disaster Relief & Development Summit 2017 that took place in Washington, D.C in September. Five useful mobile apps for humanitarians Planet of …
