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Last year, my innovation journey as an IFRC Innovation Pioneer began. I was selected among hundreds of applicants to leverage innovation across the British Red Cross, in particular, Refugee Services. Together with other 27 other Pioneers,...
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OpenStreetMap: Responding to the Gorkha Earthquake
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Theatre plays prepares Bangladesh communities for future disasters
By Aminul Hoque and Young Jo Lee, IFRC The excited chatter from the waiting crowd quiets down the moment the brightly-dressed performers take the stage. The subject of the play is nothing poetic or Shakespearian, but the audience is eager, understanding the gravity of...
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Turn down the heat(wave)! Red Cross flash mobs in India
A story by Aditi Kapoor and Rebeka Ryvola, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Delhi They came out of the blue and stopped people in their tracks. In crowded markets, in parks and even at the airport, a 15-member Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) contingent of young...
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Maps, Kids and Humanitarian Outreach
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Data: A vital tool for disaster response
In the hours and days after any disaster, humanitarian organizations like the Red Cross seek answers to a few key questions: Where were people during the disaster? How many people are affected? What are their primary needs? Red Cross and Red Crescent teams on the...
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Kids got innovation: a Tunisian Red Crescent Volunteers’ initiative
We tend to ask this question quite often, is innovation a gifted talent or a long way of perseverance? Facing impermissible challenges and global problems, the whole world seems engaged to define the best efficient solutions that respond well to the specific needs of...
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Airbus Foundation and Airbus BizLab seek innovative concepts for humanitarian challenges
Toulouse, 23 May 2017 – The Airbus Foundation is calling upon social entrepreneurs to develop innovative ideas that would provide technical solutions to humanitarian challenges. These would use technologies such as the Internet of Things, data analytics, blockchain,...
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Mexican Red Cross volunteers are using realtime reporting to tackle community challenges
The Mexican Red Cross, in partnership with UNICEF, is using a new, innovative social monitoring tool designed to increase community participation and address issues that are important to them. U-Report provides the opportunity to respond to a poll or survey accessible...
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