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There's a long tradition of volunteer technologists rallying to aid communities in the aftermath of a disaster or humanitarian crisis. Many of the problems and solutions, such as managing skilled volunteers remotely, apply to other domains in the Civic Tech Field Guide. See also: Participatory Aid.
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Loop’s feedback platform is revolutionising accountability in humanitarian aid and development by providing a space for accessible feedback, reliable complaints mechanisms and safe reporting of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH).
Beirut Urban Observatory
Raymond Ghosn Building, American University of Beirut, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture PO Box. 11-0236 Riad El Solh 1107 2020, Beirut LebanonThe Beirut Urban Observatory is a platform of geolocalized urban data informing ongoing post-blast recovery efforts.
Mapping NGOs Repairs
Raymond Ghosn Building, American University of Beirut, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture PO Box. 11-0236 Riad El Solh 1107 2020, Beirut LebanonBetween March and September 2021, BUL researchers identified around 80 NGOs that participated in shelter repair within the neighborhoods severely affected by the August 2020 port blast. The data and findings are presented through a recent mapping output on the Beirut Urban Observatory.
A 501(c)(3) non-profit creating modern digital solutions for real-world, physical problems.
OpenSPP is a scalable, integrated and digital social protection information system.
While each organization is responsible for its own data, humanitarians under the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) – which brings together United Nations (UN) entities, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) consortia and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – need common normative, system-wide guidance to inform individual and collective action and to uphold a high standard for data responsibility in different operating environments.
The Data Responsibility Working Group (DRWG) is a global coordination body working to advance data responsibility across the humanitarian system.
Outfit that organized digital volunteer deployments around humanitarian crises. No longer active in this regard, but still publishing reports.
Tracking Current Wildfires in the US
In Cascadia 9.0, you play as several different characters to learn how to survive and thrive in this earth-shaking catastrophe!
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