May 16 13
Copenhagen, Denmark – Prix Ars Electronica honors individuals, institutions and organizations that have made an outstanding achievement in the field of art and technology.
Refugees United has received an Award of Distinction from Prix Ars Electronica 2013 in the category Digital Communities, which honors innovative work that bridges geographical, cultural and gender divides.
Established in 1987, Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important awards honoring what is new, radically different and making an impact right now. Headquartered in Linz in Austria, Prix Ars Electronica has previously honored sites, such as Wikipedia, Pixar and Wikileaks.
The Award of Distinction includes 5000€. Refugees United has also been invited to present the innovative family-tracing platform at a special ceremony at the annual Ars Electronica Festival in Linz in September 2013.
“It is a great honor and a tribute to the fantastic work being carried out by our amazing team and partners every day,” says David Mikkelsen who founded Refugees United in 2008 with his brother Christopher Mikkelsen.
Refugees United is on a mission to connect one million refugees by 2015 and has created a web and mobile platform that allows refugees to take the search process into their own hands. Visit www.refunite.org for more info.
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