Please Stop Conjuring Blockchain Pilots in Humanitarian Relief Programs
Blockchain technology has been lauded as a solution to longstanding development issues, with proponents claiming it can bring unprecedented transparency, accountability,...
5 Priority Outcomes for UNHCR Digital Transformation Strategy
The UNHCR Digital Transformation Strategy provides a unified vision and approach to realizing the rights of refugees to digital inclusion and protection as well...
We Must Include Leisure and Entertainment Services in Digital Humanitarian Solutions
Many digital inclusion interventions have been tied to specific developmental goals – enhanced education, use of digital financial services, greater access to...
10 Humanitarian Aid Organizations Using ICT4D to Help Refugees
Humanitarian aid organizations use ICT4D tools with refugees to provide displaced people with many lifesaving services. Education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection,...
4 Benefits of Text Messaging Applications for Education Programs
The Rapid Evidence Review of Messaging Apps, SMS & Social Media from the EdTech Hub provides an overview of existing research on the use of mobile phone-based...
How to Use Biometric Identity Solutions in Providing Healthcare Services
Accurate constituent identification is a fundamental building block for every intervention across healthcare, finance, education, and more. Yet, one billion people...
12 Ways to Manage Digital Risks to Refugee Community Connectivity
Connectivity initiatives, which entail the provision of internet and mobile access, can positively impact the lives of crisis-affected people, especially refugees,...
Apply Now: €1,500,000 for Your Educational Technology Solutions
The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis has greatly affected the education sector, with more than a billion young people in a lockdown and distance education expanding...
Apply Now: $285,000 in Grant Funding for Digital Inclusion Solutions
The pandemic has exacerbated the need to be connected in order to access jobs, training, and markets. However, the digital economy excludes over half of the world’s...
The Gold Standard Data Responsibility Toolkit for Cash Transfers
While all humanitarian programmes collect large amounts of data, in Cash and Voucher Assistance we collect large volumes of data that is often shared with multiple...