Practical Insights on Syria

10 Humanitarian Aid Organizations Using ICT4D to Help Refugees

10 Humanitarian Aid Organizations Using ICT4D to Help Refugees

Published on: Mar 29 2023 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Humanitarian aid organizations use ICT4D tools with refugees to provide displaced people with many lifesaving services. Education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection,...
3 Ways Technology Can Support Education for Displaced Children

3 Ways Technology Can Support Education for Displaced Children

Published on: Apr 20 2016 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Currently it is estimated that there are 4.6 million Syrian refugees; 6.6 million displaced persons inside Syria. Of these, half are children. In March, Technology...
10 Best Practices to Reach Communities in Complex Emergencies

10 Best Practices to Reach Communities in Complex Emergencies

Published on: Dec 02 2015 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
You arrive at Bangui airport in the Central African Republic (CAR) from headquarters, you switch on your smartphone to tell your family and colleagues that you’ve...
How Technology Can Revitalize the Worst Refugee Crisis of Our Time

How Technology Can Revitalize the Worst Refugee Crisis of Our Time

Published on: Aug 17 2015 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Technology Can Revitalize the Worst Refugee Crisis of Our Time
Last year, the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency reported that the number of refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people worldwide exceeded 50 million...
The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for March 14 – 27, 2012

The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for March 14 – 27, 2012

Published on: Mar 27 2012 by Sabina Behague - Comments Off on The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for March 14 – 27, 2012
Activist and Citizen Journalists: We saw it throughout the Arab Spring and most recently in Syria. Then and now, activists and citizen journalists fill a media...