May 25 15
Ericsson at WEF2015: Using ICT to Reconnect Refugees
During this year’s World Economic Forum, Ericsson addressed the growing refugee crisis in a public session attended by the media. The session covered questions of how international and regional organizations can adequately respond to the deepening refugee crisis, including dimensions such as donor mechanisms, host country resilience as well as security through education.
Apr 13 15
Connecting Separated Families: Providing Hope Through Connectivity
Zain Group, the leading telecom innovator in 8 markets across the Middle East and Africa, has announced the publication of a thought-leadership report entitled Connecting Separated Families: Providing Hope Through Connectivity.
Apr 8 15
South Sudan: Reconnecting Families, One SMS At A Time
In this blog post, REFUNITE’s Co-CEO and Co-Founder Christopher Mikkelsen sheds light on how the recent partnership with Ericsson, Zain Group and The International Rescue Committee (IRC) will harness technology to reconnect separated families in South Sudan.
Mar 17 15
Asiacell Expands Mobile Services to Reconnect Separated Families in Iraq
Asiacell, Ericsson and REFUNITE launch new mobile services to reconnect separated families in Iraq Internally displaced persons and refugees in Iraq can now search for missing loved ones through SMS on their mobile phones Partnership shortlisted for the Global Mobile Award 2015 for Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations This year’s Mobile World Congress marked a significant milestone for Asiacell, Ericsson and tech-nonprofit Refugees United (REFUNITE) as they launched a series of mobile services. The purpose of these services is to reconnect separated Syrian refugees and internally displaced persons within Iraq with their missing loved ones. The…
Mar 12 15
REFUNITE & Partners to Help Reconnect Separated Families in South Sudan
• Thousands of families have been separated due to the conflict in South Sudan • The Family Reconnection Project aims to connect thousands of displaced people with missing family members • Partnership to demonstrate the power of technology and frontline response Today, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Refugees United (REFUNITE), Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Zain Group officially launched a pilot project in South Sudan, which empowers separated families to search for their missing loved ones through a mobile phone. The Family Reconnection Project leverages simple mobile technology in support of the 1.4 million people who are internally displaced in South…
Mar 11 15
Behind-The-Scenes-At-REFUNITE: Arabic Mobile App Revealed
In this blog post, our Software Developer Mike Manuthu unveils REFUNITE’s most recent development: a family reconnection app in Arabic, which seeks to ease the burden for separated, Syrian families. The app is an an integral part of REFUNITE’s humanitarian response to the Syrian conflict.
Mar 9 15
Etisalat, Ericsson and REFUNITE Join Forces to Aid Displaced People
Mobile Services to help separated families search, connect and communicate with missing loved ones Abu Dhabi, March 9th, 2015: Etisalat Group today announced it has joined with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Refugees United (REFUNITE) to commit to helping thousands of refugees and internally displaced people reconnect through mobile services. A recent commitment ceremony in Dubai marked the official launch of The Family Reconnection Project in South and Central Asia. The CEOs of Ericsson, REFUNITE and Etisalat pledged to reconnect families uprooted and torn apart. Several new family reconnection services will be launched in Pakistan and Afghanistan on April 1st 2015,…
Mar 5 15
REFUNITE and Partners Nominated For a Global Mobile Award
Yesterday, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, REFUNITE‘s mobile initiative for Syrian families was highlighted during the 20th Annual Global Mobile Awards. For the first time since World War II, there are more than 51 million forcibly displaced people in the world, and more than 3.5 million are from Syria To respond to the humanitarian disaster and the massive number influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq, REFUNITE, Ericsson, Zain Group, Asiacell, and Avea have launched a series of mobile initiatives to reconnect families in the named countries. The initiative was one of the top five nominees…
Sep 22 14
Five Failures that Helped Us Bring a Quarter Of A Million Refugees Onto Refunite.org
By Christopher and David Mikkelsen, Co-founders of Refugees United (REFUNITE). REFUNITE, Ericsson and partners have helped more than 350,000 forcibly displaced people onto their family reconnection platform. The award-winning platform empowers refugees to take the search for missing loved ones into their own hands, through mobile and web. In commemoration of Clinton Global Initiative’s 10 Year Anniversary, the two brothers and social entrepreneurs reflect on failures that led to radical new innovations. For the first time since World War II, there are more than 50 million forcibly displaced people in the world. From Syria to South Sudan, a refugee crisis…
Jul 28 14
Reconnecting South Sudanese Families Christopher Mikkelsen, co-founder of Refugees United (REFUNITE), reflects on the dire humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and shares observations from his recent mission to Juba in South Sudan. I had expected a hair-dryer’s blast when the doors opened. Last I was here, the temperature crept past 44 degrees and didn’t so much stifle you as kick you like a horse’s hoof. Today, however, a pleasant 32 degrees awaited me, as did a fairly functional immigration process. So far so good… In Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, REFUNITE with partners Kenya Red Cross Society,…
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