Theme: Data
Join us for our next Data Literacy Consortium Online Community Meeting on May 21st, 2019 at 10:00 EDT/14:00 UTC/16:00 CEST (Check Time Zone). We will be joined by special guests from Global Affairs Canada: Delphine Rennie, Senior Advisor, & Brian P …
Volunteers are the heart of the Red Cross Red Crescent movement. Many volunteers are leaders in data skills while others are on a learning journey. One of our main goals this year is to support data literacy activities with National Societies by locali …
Volunteers, we need your help! The needs of field teams responding to Cyclone Idai change every day as new information comes in about the disaster and the needs of the affected communities. This is a critical time in the lives of thousands, and we than …
Join the next Data Literacy User Group online meeting You spoke and we listened. We’re excited to talk and share with you again. Our next Data Literacy Consortium call will be focused on best practices. We will hear from experts researching, advising o …
Volunteers at the heart of all we do at the Red Cross Red Crescent. Around the world many are engaged in mobile data programs or other technical workflows. We are reimagining volunteering and considering how we can build on our network strength to impr …
Data literacy is a team sport. How can organizations improve their data readiness? How can we upskill in the humanitarian sector? As part of Humanitarian Network Partnership Week, IFRC and the Centre for Humanitarian Data (represented by Javier Teran) …
What would a data ready National Society look like? How can we be ‘fit for the future?” This journey towards improved data literacy and information management skills is gaining momentum building from the pilot to more scalable models. The Syrian Arab R …
For the past year, we’ve been exploring new ways to work while engaging digital and local volunteers. Open principles, human-centred design, and agile software development align well with humanitarian principles, and with volunteering and local communi …
What if Humanitarians collaborated on data literacy and data skills? Data is everywhere and part of all our jobs. We know that humanitarians, like other sectors, seek ways to upgrade their data/digital skills. There is a wealth of learning materials fo …
[Editor note: Guest post from Dirk Slater of Fabriders. Cross-posted with permission] FabRiders’ Network-Centric Resources project supports the development of people-powered and participatory resources that establish assets for networks and communities …