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Disasters and Crisis

Collaborative power: how hulo transforms humanitarian logistics

Hulo is the first humanitarian logistics cooperative. Composed of fourteen member organisations, Hulo connects humanitarian actors to enhance the effectiveness of aid.
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Process
Application / Digital Platform
Open-Source Software
Disasters and Crisis

Empowering volunteers through digital data management

The Spanish Red Cross has been identifying over the past few years the need for a large number of National Societies to set web-based systems [...]
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Data Tools / Analytics
Disasters and Crisis

Social Media Listening: A Game Changer for Community Engagement

With the Social Media Listening tool (SML), it is possible to scan posts and messages on social media and instant messaging applications (such as Telegram [...]
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QR Code Technology
Climate change and Environment

Rahat : Empowering through financial resilience

Rahat, developed by Rumsan, is an open-source blockchain-based financial access platform. It aims to support the last billion in building financial resilience even before the [...]
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Climate change and Environment

Bii : Creating opportunities by fighting food insecurity

Bii is a social business fighting food waste and food insecurity by valorizing surplus food. Bii is implemented in Madagascar and Ivory Coast, having daily [...]
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Frugal / No-Tech
Values, Power and Inclusion

Dimitra Clubs, stepping stones for action in rural areas

The FAO Dimitra Clubs, or Community Action Clubs, are informal groups of women and men, young and old, who decide to join together on a [...]
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Digital Learning / Gamification
Climate change and Environment

WeADAPT : Climate adaptation through education

The WeADAPT project had the ambitious objective of increasing the awareness of some Italian communities - in particular young people from three urban contexts in [...]
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Service
Immersive Tech / VR / AR
Values, Power and Inclusion

The Exile Caravan : deconstructing prejudices about migration

The "Exile Caravan" meets holidaymakers to discuss migration issues. The aim is to open up a space for dialogue on migration issues and to raise [...]
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Application / Digital Platform
Climate change and Environment

REDuction: Insights for effective GHG emission reduction actions

REDuction is a web-based tool that provides a measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by the actions of National Societies at the local level.
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Service
Hardware / Physical Device
Climate change and Environment

Ecodair : combining social inclusion and green tech

Ecodair is an IT refurbisher with a social vocation based in France. Specialising in the refurbishment of computers, screens and accessories, Ecodair gives a second [...]
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Artificial Intelligence
Digital Learning / Gamification
Disasters and Crisis

Jovens Gênios : making education more captivating through AI

The platform Jovens Gênios, focused on elementary education, utilises artificial intelligence algorithms to personalise learning and gamification to make it more captivating.
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Application / Digital Platform
Health and Wellbeing

NUTRI-m : preventing and avoiding children malnutrition

NUTRI-m is a comprehensive project that seeks to improve the eating habits of a specific population through nutritional intervention. This project connects clinically monitored hospitals, [...]
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