Apr 24 15
Infobip: Using Mobile Technology To Reconnect Separated Families
Infobip, an international IT and telecommunications company, has published a new case study on how they are able to deliver access to REFUNITE‘s family tracing platform via SMS and USSD in DR Congo, Jordan and Turkey.
Apr 23 15
From Nairobi to Chicago: My First Week at REFUNITE
In this blog post, Vytas Bradunas, our new Research and Prototyping Developer, shares his experience of relocating from the US to work in Kenya.
Apr 22 15
VIDEO: Christopher Mikkelsen on MBC show
In this video, REFUNITE‘s CEO and Co-Founder Christopher Mikkelsen talks to co-hosts of the MBC morning show in Dubai, highlighting how mobile technology is used to reconnect separated families across the globe.
Apr 17 15
New Team Members Join REFUNITE
We are pleased to welcome Nelson Okello, the Tech team’s new Back-End Developer and Vytas Bradunas, our new Research and Prototyping Developer from the US.
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.
Apr 2 15
Photo Essay: Reflections From South Sudan
Alexandra Aparicio, REFUNITE’s East Africa Project Manager recently returned to Nairobi in Kenya from South Sudan where she spent three months leading a team of dedicated Outreach Volunteers.
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 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,…
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