Theme: Data
What can a spreadsheet do? Or, better yet, what can 100s of people do with improved spreadsheet skills? From the moment IFRC started the Data Literacy program, we heard from people every day that we all need to collectively improve our data skills in t …
Has the IFRC achieved gender parity? Which National Society produces the highest quality of data? Who are the people behind the data? The 2019 edition of the Everyone Counts report explores the potential of data to tell stories about National Societies …
Humanitarians are being bombarded with an ever increasing volume of data. Trying to make sense of needs, response actions, contextual issues, and so on is hard, especially when time is tight and evidence is scant. The increasing demand for Informatio …
Is Data Literacy advocacy and implementation part of your role and journey? Are you building ‘data literacy’ programs and practices in your humanitarian or development organization? We have regular check-ins in the Red Cross Red Crescent around data an …
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) …