Improving humanitarian action
with data & digital
The Netherlands Red Cross‘ data and digital unit 510 aims to help every National Red Cross and Red Crescent Society in need anywhere. Our purpose is to improve the speed, quality and cost-effectiveness of humanitarian aid by creating products and services using data and digital. Read more about how we can help you accelerate your National Society’s digital transformation journey
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EXTERNAL | 121 Platform: Empowering Communities with Data-Driven Cash Assistance
Continue reading: EXTERNAL | 121 Platform: Empowering Communities with Data-Driven Cash AssistanceRed Social Innovation explores how the 121 Platform, developed by the Netherlands Red Cross’ data and digital team, 510, revolutionizes humanitarian cash assistance by streamlining and securing the entire process. Designed for ease of use, it enables rapid deployment and scaling of…
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Championing Community Feedback in Uganda
Continue reading: Championing Community Feedback in UgandaWith active operations in 51 branches, the Uganda Red Cross Society regularly engages communities through meetings, dialogues, home visits and social media, looking to optimize its aid offerings. However, much of this feedback was previously undocumented, making it difficult to track trends…
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A journey, not a destination: digital transformation stories from Eswatini and Ireland
Continue reading: A journey, not a destination: digital transformation stories from Eswatini and IrelandPeople around the globe make use of digital services every day, and humanitarian organizations are no exception. Recognizing the need to accelerate the digital transformation of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies…
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OPINION | We need to prioritise digital products across humanitarian operations. Here’s why.
Continue reading: OPINION | We need to prioritise digital products across humanitarian operations. Here’s why.Our team lead, Maarten van der Veen, discusses the importance of digital products in humanitarian work, emphasizing their significance for more effective, local humanitarian operations. This World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, we reaffirm our ambition to create digital products that support…