To help reconnect separated refugee families around the world, Refugees United and Tanzania Red Cross Society are thrilled to announce a new partnership that will assist separated Congolese families to search, connect and communicate.
The mobile operation is currently in the preparatory phases, and will roll out officially on March 1st 2014 in the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania, home to more than 68,000 refugees.
A natural symbiosis of technological skill and on-the-ground staff, Refugees United and Tanzania Red Cross Society are working to ensure families can take the search for missing loved ones into their own hands through the easy-to-use mobile tracing platform pioneered by Refugees United.
“Tanzania – and especially Nyarugusu – is home to a staggering number of Congolese refugees,” says Red Cross’ Branch Development Director, Julius Kejo. “This partnership will give us a much-needed opportunity to join the strengths of our two organizations, expand our reach, and better serve the needs of separated families.”
“The Refugees United platform already has a very large population of Congolese refugees. Some have relocated to other countries, while others remain in the Congo as internally displaced persons,” explains Alexandra Aparicio, Refugees United’s East Africa Project Manager. “By entering the Congolese-dominated Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, we hope that, in the coming months, we will see more family reconnections. Everyone has the right to know where their family is.”
The launch in Tanzania marks another step in Refugees United’s goal of connecting one million families by the year 2015.
January 24, 2014
