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REFUNITE

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REFUNITE
Founded2008
Founders
  • Christopher Mikkelsen
  • David Mikkelsen
TypeNonprofit
PurposeHumanitarian
Location
WebsiteRefunite.org

REFUNITE, short for Refugees United, is a Danish non-profit organization founded in 2008 by David and Christopher Mikkelsen. The organization uses online and mobile solutions to facilitate family reunification of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).

REFUNITE works through partnerships with individuals, organizations, corporations, and humanitarian agencies. Its headquarters is in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the main technology development lab and operations being based in Kampala, Uganda.

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History

REFUNITE Outreach Volunteer helping a beneficiary register via mobile phone

In 2008, REFUNITE was established by David and Christopher Mikkelsen, Danish siblings, inspired by their own experience attempting to reunite a young Afghan refugee with his family. During their search, they realized that current family tracing programs lacked efficient cross-border technology and collaboration, in addition to a lot of paper work.[citation needed]

They worked to develop a global, centralized, and free platform that would allow refugees and other Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to search for and reconnect with their missing families and loved ones. The organization provides the family reconnection service, allowing its users to conduct the actual search.[citation needed]

Service

Out of the 68 million[1] forcibly displaced people worldwide, many do not have access to the Internet and have very basic and simple mobile phones. REFUNITE focuses, through various touch points, on making its service available to as many users as possible.[citation needed]

REFUNITE has worked with Ericsson and mobile network operators to provide SMS messaging to its users free of charge. So far, over 1 million people have registered on the REFUNITE platform.[citation needed]

The family reconnection platform can be accessed through the official website. The search tool is available online in English, Swahili, Somali, Arabic, French, Congolese Swahili, Hindi, Urdu, Pashto, Kurdish, Dari, and Tagalog.[citation needed]

REFUNITE's Outreach Volunteers help beneficiaries register, search, and even share their reconnection story with the organization.

REFUNITE works with outreach volunteers in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. The organization has also worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), operating in camps to train local refugees on REFUNITE's technology, so these refugees can help others sign up.[citation needed]

Awards

Corporate partners

Mobile network operators enable the organization to communicate directly with refugees and send text messages to their phones. REFUNITE works with Ericsson[8] Facebook, Safaricom in Kenya, Vodacom DRC in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Telesom in Somaliland, Avea in Turkey, Asiacell in Iraq, and Zain Group in Jordan and South Sudan.[9]

Funders

REFUNITE's main funders include the H&M Foundation, the Swedish Postkod Foundation and the IKEA Foundation. They have also been funded by Omidyar Network, Maersk Foundation, Danfoss Foundation, LEGO Foundation, SAP and many others.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Figures at a glance". UNHCR.
  2. ^ Schwab, Hilde (2017-03-29). "Meet the Social Entrepreneurs of the year 2017". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  3. ^ "Daring 25". www.vanityfair.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12.
  4. ^ "Winners Prix Ars Electronica 2013". Ars Electronica Blog. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Refugees United Receives a Lovie Award". Refunite Blog. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Lost and Found – The story of Refugees United". Webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. ^ "PopTech : People : David and Christopher Mikkelsen". poptech.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
  8. ^ "In-kind donations". Info.refunite.org. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Partners". Refunite.

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