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YAGO, Yet Another GIS Online for Rímac

09.05.2017

YAGO, Yet Another GIS Online for Rímac

From 19th to 27th of April we have been in Lima. This mission is part of the project Yago  (Yet

GIS platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

26.04.2017

GIS platform for Disaster Risk Reduction

Over the past few months Gnucoop developed for the italian NGO COOPI-Cooperazione Internazionale a GIS platform, which enable to

Information Management for Emergency response

05.04.2017

Information Management for Emergency response

Technology itself does not mean progress, progress is our ability to use technology to make a difference (Luca De Biase)

Field Mission in Kakuma Refugees Camp

02.03.2017 — Data collection

Field Mission in Kakuma Refugees Camp

From 20th to 24th of February we have been in Kakuma Refugees Camp. This mission is part of the project

Webinar on The Use of Digital Tools and  Geoinformation for Development

13.12.2016 — Data collection

Webinar on The Use of Digital Tools and Geoinformation for Development

When: Friday, 16 December 2016, 2 p.m. (CET) Where: http://alumniportal-deutschland.de/agep-webinar Over the past 15

Data for refugees: a new data collection system for UNHCR

06.12.2016 — Data collection

Data for refugees: a new data collection system for UNHCR

Since a couple of months Gnucoop is engaged in a big project is support of UNHCR. Twine is a web-

I​CT: Innovations for  Development​

27.09.2016 — Data collection

I​CT: Innovations for Development​

The new edition of the long-term online training course ICT: Innovations for Development focused on the communication technologies begins

The digital revolution transforming the world is leaving refugees behind

06.09.2016 — Services for refugee NGOs

The digital revolution transforming the world is leaving refugees behind

Access to the internet and mobile telephone services has the potential to create a powerful multiplier effect, boosting the well-

Education has the power to empower and change a person’s entire life and future.

29.08.2016 — Education

Education has the power to empower and change a person’s entire life and future.

*Education is not just a matter of relevance in displaced populations, but of survival. One of the refugees said “If

Refugees are human beings with skills, talents, aspirations

20.07.2016 — Jobs

Refugees are human beings with skills, talents, aspirations

"There's nothing inevitable about refugees being a cost, they're human beings with skills, talents, aspirations,

Private sector engagement to alleviate the refugee crisis

15.07.2016 — Jobs

Private sector engagement to alleviate the refugee crisis

“A coordinated response would contribute in ways that benefit businesses, refugees and host societies alike.” — Open Society Foundation's

Gnucoop and mhealth - Madagascar

11.07.2016

Gnucoop and mhealth - Madagascar

In 2013 in Madagascar, Gnucoop deployed for COOPI (Cooperazione Internazionale) and Medecins du Monde (MdM), an Ushahidi platform in order