Africa
THE African Union (AU) on Thursday announced a new initiative that envisaged promote use of digital technology-based ideas in tackling forced displacement and other humanitarian challenges across the African continent.
The initiative, dubbed Humanitarian Innovation Challenge will mainly select five African digital technology-based innovations in tackling forced displacement as well as other aspects of humanitarian challenges.
This includes man-made and natural disasters in Africa that include conflicts, famine, droughts, floods, and epidemics, among others.
According to figures from the UN, more than a third of the 68 million forcibly displaced people in the world are in Africa.
The UN said conflicts, human rights violations, natural disasters, serious public health problems, and humanitarian crises are said to be the causes of forced displacement of African people.
According to the AU, the top five African innovators, who will be selected under the new initiative, will be offered short term access to the Prototype Lab in Nairobi, in November, where they will receive professional support to bring their ideas to the next level.
The team with the most convincing concept will receive 20,000 euros to develop their idea into an innovative digital product, service or tool. (Xinhua/NAN)
– Oct 10, 2019 @ 18:29 GMT |
Tags: AU initiative promotes digital tech for tackling forced displacement in Africa
