May 26 15
The Role of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) in Family Reconnection
In this blog post, Nelson Okello, one of REFUNITE’s Back-End Developers, shares his thoughts on IVR and how it can be used to reconnect families.
Apr 22 15
Photo Essay: Reconnecting Families in Juba, South Sudan
REFUNITE‘s Director of Global Communications and Strategy, Ida Jeng, recently returned from a trip to South Sudan where she led a team of Outreach Volunteers in testing a paper prototype for separated families in Juba.
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 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…
Feb 2 15
Why I Volunteer For REFUNITE
In this blogpost, Zigashane Pascal shares his experience as an Outreach Volunteer for Refugees United (REFUNITE) in Kakuma.
Mar 11 11
Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 8th 2011
Pushing 43 degrees Celsius, this is actually the “cold” season for South Sudan. Hairdryer hot is the first word that comes to my mind. Arriving in Juba on Feb. 7th for a short stay was a privileged invite to the birth of a new nation; exciting, with a dash of Bambi-legs. It shone clearly from the eyes of most officials who’d been official less than a few hours: “What the hell am I doing here?” Refugees United was in town with UNHCR Uganda, paying a visit to the UNHCR Sudan field office in Juba to discuss family tracing through Refugees…
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