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Mobile-enabled utilities
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Monday 18 Feb 2019 | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Video |
Harnessing mobile-enabled off-grid energy and water innovations to improve the lives of displaced people
Food security and climate change
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Monday 18 Feb 2019 | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Video |
Mobile solutions for food security, adaptation and resilience to climate change
Digital identity
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Monday 18 Feb 2019 | Digital Identity | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Video |
Leveraging mobile to enable proof of identification for people affected by humanitarian crises
Gender and inclusivity
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Monday 18 Feb 2019 | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Video |
Exploring how mobile-enabled solutions can reduce the gender gap in access to digital humanitarian services and enhance equality and accessibility of assistance for vulnerable segments of the population
Mobile financial services
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Monday 18 Feb 2019 | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Video |
Accelerating the provision of mobile financial services to enable digital cash transfers and support the livelihoods and financial empowerment and resilience of disaster-affected populations
Recognising Urban Refugees in Jordan: Opportunities for mobile-enabled identity solutions
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Tuesday 22 Jan 2019 | Digital Identity | Jordan | Middle East and North Africa | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Mobile Money | Refugee crisis | Resource |
This report, through an extensive literature review and stakeholder interviews, brings new focus on the complex identity-related challenges faced by urban refugees in Jordan, the tenth largest refugee-hosting nation in the world. ...
Landscaping the digital humanitarian ecosystem
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Monday 7 Jan 2019 | English | Global | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Report | Resource |
The GSMA consulted with industry experts across five main thematic areas to better understand the opportunities, benefits and challenges of building a digital ecosystem for humanitarian contexts. These key thematic areas are: - ...
Key Trends from Round 2 of the GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund
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Thursday 20 Dec 2018 | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Resource |
The GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation Fund was launched to promote innovation in the use of mobile technology and catalyse shared value partnerships to address humanitarian challenges. This report shares key trends from ...
The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Mobile industry impact and response in the Caribbean
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Friday 30 Mar 2018 | Disaster response | Latin America & the Caribbean | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Preparedness | Resource |
This report captures some of the key ways GSMA members and their partners responded to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Caribbean, from before the storms made landfall to the clean-up and restoration efforts. Using first-hand ...
Key Trends from the Inaugural Round of the GSMA Disaster Response Innovation Fund
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Friday 9 Mar 2018 | Global | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Resource |
In September 2017, with support from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the GSMA launched the Disaster Response Innovation Fund, which aims to catalyse partnerships that are driving innovations seeking to improve ...
Humanitarian Connectivity Charter Annual Report – 2017
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Monday 26 Feb 2018 | Disaster response | Global | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Preparedness | Refugee crisis | Report | Resource |
This year’s GSMA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter Annual Report shares how our signatories continue to contribute to three key trends in digital humanitarianism: displacement and connectivity, humanitarian cash transfers and innovation.
Exercising Business Continuity Plans for Natural Disasters: A Quick Guide for MNOs
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Friday 17 Nov 2017 | Disaster response | English | Global | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Preparedness | Resilient technology | Resource |
The main objectives of this guide are to: • Provide an overview of the principles of BCM underpinning the organisation of incident and/or disaster management exercises, from an MNO’s point of view; • Introduce best practices for ...
Humanitarian Payment Digitisation: Focus On Uganda’s Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement
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Friday 10 Nov 2017 | Case studies | Case study | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Mobile Money | Mobile Money Programme - filter | Refugee crisis | Resource | Sub-Saharan Africa | Uganda |
Our latest research report looks at ways that a number of humanitarian organisations have started to collaborate with the private sector, in particular, mobile network operators, and shares insights on the operational success factors ...
Effective Business Continuity Guidelines for Mobile Network Operators
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Tuesday 15 Aug 2017 | Disaster response | English | Global | Guidelines | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Preparedness | Resource |
This Business Continuity Management (BCM) guidance document will assist Mobile Network Operators in fulfilling their business continuity management obligations. The toolkit is aligned with industry standards and the 2016 GSMA Disaster ...
Refugees and Identity: Considerations for Mobile-enabled Registration and Aid Delivery
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Thursday 20 Jul 2017 | Digital Identity | English | Global | Iraq | Kenya | Middle East and North Africa | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Report | Resource |
An area of increasing focus is the opportunity for mobile and digital technology to play a role in establishing unique, digital identities for refugees. Innovations in mobile technology have also brought about a shift in the way ...
Mobile is a Lifeline: Research from Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania
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Tuesday 11 Jul 2017 | English | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Refugee crisis | Report | Resource | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tanzania |
This report explores the socio-economic impact of connectivity for refugees in a large, rural camp setting in Tanzania. In 2016, Vodacom installed a 3G tower in Nyarugusu refugee camp for the first time, providing an opportunity to ...
Landscape Report: Mobile Money, Humanitarian Cash Transfers and Displaced Populations
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Tuesday 23 May 2017 | French | Haiti | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Pakistan | Report | Resource | Rwanda |
Over the past decade, natural disasters and complex emergencies have led to a sharp increase in the need for humanitarian assistance. GSMA data shows that at least 19 markets have more mobile money ...
Italy Earthquake Response and Recovery
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Tuesday 4 Apr 2017 | Case study | Disaster response | English | Europe and Central Asia | Italy | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Resource |
This case study highlights the response, best practices, and lessons learned by MNOs in Italy (TIM, 3 Italia, Wind and Vodafone) as a result of these earthquakes, and outlines priority areas aimed at improving preparedness and response ...
Managing disaster response through mobile: Asia Pacific
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Monday 27 Feb 2017 | Bangladesh | Disaster response | East Asia and Pacific | English | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Myanmar | Resource | South Asia |
The report provides an overview of the Asia Pacific mobile market, the disaster risk landscape and examples of the innovative solutions being developed by the industry. As well as a regional overview, this report focuses on two ...
Managing disaster response through mobile: Middle East and North Africa
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Monday 27 Feb 2017 | Disaster response | English | Iraq | Middle East and North Africa | Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation | Resource | Yemen |
The report provides an overview of the MENA mobile market, the disaster risk landscape and examples of the innovative solutions being developed by the industry. As well as a regional overview, this report focuses on two markets; Iraq ...