Mobility for Africa locally assembles custom-built electric tricycles that run on li-ion battery packs, powered through solar-charging stations. These electric tricycles are aimed at all sectors of the community, including small scale farmers and women’s organisations. The tricycles have been particularly impactful when used by healthcare workers, where they have enabled improved access to health services.
In November 2022, the Humanitarian Technology Unit of the Japanese Red Cross and Disaster Management Institute, jointly conducted Japan's first demonstration experiment on Real-time monitoring of tsunami evacuation status. This was carried out by using human flow data and AI acquired by a smartphone app, used in the Tsunami disaster prevention drill organised by the Cabinet Office in Nemuro City of Hokkaido.
The Red Cross App is a technological tool that aims to mobilise society against vulnerability. On its app, the Spanish Red Cross proposes several humanitarian missions anyone can participate in. It is useful to encourage people to commit and to increase the organisation’s means.
Red Cross Mobility is a social and regional innovation programme that champions sustainable and inclusive transport. It aims to support the local branches of the French Red Cross in developing shared and inclusive mobility solutions in their region.
