Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
Our main partners are National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as well as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and several of its reference centres such as the Climate Centre, the Anticipation Hub or the Cash Hub. Our main goal is to support those members of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement around the world whose aid workers and decision makers help people before, during and after a disaster or crisis occurs through data and digital solutions.
Institutional partners/donors
We are grateful to receive funding from, and partner with, international organisations, the European Union, and various governments to advance our projects and expand our reach to help communities affected by disasters in our auxiliary role as a Red Cross Red Crescent actor.
United Nations:
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
European Union: European Commission Directorate-Generals for
- European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)
- International Partnerships (DG INTPA)
- Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME)
Governmental institutions:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
- Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands
Research partners
At 510, we are engaged in partnerships with several research institutions and universities by working with students who apply the latest scientific advances to our projects during their graduate research work or internship with us. The scoping of research topics is an interactive process among different stakeholders. 510’s thematic leads play a key role in defining the research priorities for their themes, largely based on the needs of the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies we partner with, as well as ongoing project objectives. In November 2023, our Academic Lead Marc van den Homberg took on the role as Professor on the Princess Margriet Chair “Data for disaster resilience” at the University of Twente’s ITC/Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, where he focuses on enhancing the quality of risk and impact data, trigger models for anticipatory action, and selecting, monitoring, and building evidence for nature-based solutions.
Partner universities:
- University of Twente, Faculty for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
- Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
- Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Utrecht University
- Wageningen University
- Maastricht University
- Leiden University
Corporate partners
We engage in multinational and global alliances with a select group of corporations, such as Twilio, Ortec, and many small- to medium-sized enterprises which support the Missing Maps project.
Not-for-profit partners
We are grateful to receive funding from, and partner with, fellow not-for-profit and charitable organizations to advance our projects and expand our reach to help communities affected by disasters, such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the IKEA Foundation, or as part of Start Network and Analytics for a Better World.