by Murat Knecht | Aug 24, 2020 | Disaster Relief, ICT, Technology, Voice
This is an exciting time for communicating with beneficiaries around the world. As more and more messaging apps are ready for integration we can reach more people and in better ways. Surveys in particular benefit from this: you can make surveys more powerful, cheaper...
by Lisa Kalenkiewicz | Dec 17, 2014 | Announcements, Disaster Relief
Barely one year after Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the Philippines, another Super Typhoon – named Hagupit but known in the Philippines as Ruby – was headed down the same path. The storm did slow down and was categorized as a category 3 typhoon, but it retained...
by Christine Hortinela | Nov 12, 2014 | Disaster Relief
Last November (2013), Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) ravaged the province of Leyte and other nearby parts of the Philippines, killing thousands. Many more were displaced, lost all of their possessions, and were stricken even further into poverty. As part of the recovery...
by Sunny Yang | Jan 8, 2014 | Disaster Relief, ICT, Mobile phones, Technology, Uncategorized
Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, which recently ravaged the Philippines, has inspired us at engageSPARK to spend even more time thinking about how to built great SMS and Voice tools that can be used for disaster awareness and disaster relief efforts. The GSMA has been...
