Interviews
Why gender parity matters – International Women’s Day
The United Nations (UN) first began celebrating International Women's Day (IWD) on 8 March during International Women's Year 1975. Numerous publications were released on the event ever since....
Big Data Improves Response to Humanitarian Crises
Big Data can improve the response to humanitarian crises by enabling earlier detection and distributing warnings to potentially affected groups. Data services like Mobile Money are also transforming response,...
National disaster mitigation agency highlights need for shelters in South East Asia
There have been multiple warnings of the tsunami issued by the Indonesian, Thai and Australian national authorities after the US Geological Survey has reported a 8.2 magnitude quake at 12.49pm GMT...
World NGO Day
On 27th February sixty-five years ago the definition of International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) was first introduced by the United Nations. In light of the event, the day has been proclaimed...
Software to speed up repatriation of trafficked children in South Asia
According to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), South Asia is the fastest-growing and second-largest region for human trafficking in the world, after East Asia. A new technologically...
Interview with Lena Wahlhed, Director Alliance Development, HemoCue at AIDF Africa Summit 2016
What is HemoCue’s involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa? HemoCue is a global leader in a field of near patient testing. Our solutions are being used in high end hospitals as well as in the most rural...
Impact of Natural Disasters and Outlook for 2016
Nepal earthquake that happened in April 2015 has killed approximately 9,000 people. A recent study by Jeff Kargel, the scientist at the University of Arizona, has revealed that the destruction could be...
Cooling that saves lives
Sure Chill is a brand new kind of cooling technology with the power to save lives around the world. Today the technology is providing accurate cooling for vaccines in 38 countries. Helping to save lives...
The use of satellite imagery to meet the needs in emergency situations: myths and realities
It is well known that Earth observation (EO) satellites constitute a versatile source of geographic data for a large variety of applications in the fields of forestry, agriculture, land use planning, environmental...
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[Infographic] Mobile for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Some of the striking facts lie in this section of the AIDF Inforgraphic as Sub-Saharan Africa delivers the fastest growth in mobile usage rates globally. The mobile penetration rate in the region was 39%...
60 second interview with Byron Nicco Osiro, Sales Area Manager Eastern Africa, Danoffice IT
What is your company’s involvement in humanitarian aid and development strategy at present? Danoffice IT elaborates on 20 years of experience on exclusively supplying and servicing IT and IS equipment...
Foresight Africa 2016: Africa’s priorities for the year ahead
According to the Foresight Africa report, by the Brookings Institution‘s Africa Growth Initiative, in 2016, African countries will have to react to many changes and challenges coming from...
