Nepal farmer Les Bahadur Raut built his two-storey stone house in Dolakha district himself in the 1970s. It was damaged in the 25 April 2015 earthquake and collapsed in the 12 May earthquake, killing his elderly mother. He has signed up for training offered by the Nepal Red Cross Society, with support from the Swiss […]
Shelter: Nepal communities learn earth-quake resistant building Read More »
The ICRD programme targets around 110,000 people in 50 vulnerable communities. Some of the main issues for intervention relate to livelihood development, access to improved drinking water and sanitation facilities, better access to primary health care, improved disaster preparedness in communities, and road safety education. This video features some of the ICRD carried out in
Integrated Community Resilience and Development (ICRD) Program – China Read More »
Assisting people and communities in better withstanding and recovering from shocks today is more effective than responding to crises tomorrow. As conflicts are increasingly protracted, the ICRC works to make its beneficiaries more resilient, while noting that resilience does not exonerate warring parties of their obligations under International Humanitarian Law. ICRC, 2015
Resilience, the forgotten humanitarian priority Read More »
This brief animation produced in partnership with USAID’s Digital Development Lab explores the issue of access to mobile devices in terms of connectivity, affordability, and more.
Mobile Phones and Access Read More »
On March 12, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings examined mHealth applications in Africa, with a particular emphasis on mHealth innovations in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone paying specific attention to child and maternal health. Learn more about the event:http://www.brookings.edu/events/2015/…
Mobile technology and mHealth: The newest frontline in health care innovation in Africa Read More »
What’s App: Innovation and New Technologies Improving the Effectiveness of Humanitarian Action – Myth or Fact? Keynote Speech:Paul Conneally Head of Communication, International Telecommunication UnionModerator:Julia Herrnböck Journalist, NZZPanel members:Paul Conneally Head of Communication, International Telecommunication UnionPeter Hulsroj European Space and Policy Centre, DirectorArkadiusz Kwasny Technology Consultant / CEO, SelleoRobbert Mica Entrepreneur, Outernet Inc´Innovation´ and ´new
Emerging Explorer Patrick Meier pioneers the lifesaving new field of crisis mapping, which is helping revolutionize the effectiveness of relief efforts worldwide.
National Geographic Live! – Patrick Meier: Crisis Mapping Read More »
Justine MacKinnon from the Standby Task Force discusses Media Monitoring and Mapping in support of UN-OCHA’s response to Typhoon Yolanda. Working with the Digital Humanitarian Network & wonderful volunteers from around the world to examine over 60 different hashtags on twitter, they collected over 1 million tweets that were then thrown to the crowd via
This animation explores the basics of collecting, managing and analyzing data with the help of mobile devices. It is narrated by Carol Bothwell of Catholic Relief Services.
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The ‘Global Video Collection on Disaster Response Teams’ aimed at providing National Societies an additional and innovative way to compiled and showcase their activities and experiences on Community, Branch and National Disaster Response Teams, known as CDRT, BDRT and NDRT.
Global Video Collection on Community Disaster Response Teams (CDRT) experiences Read More »