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“The power of digital media allows youth to work with no limits. Our digital campaigns have reached more than 65,000 users.”

“The power of digital media allows youth to work with no limits. Our digital campaigns have reached more than 65,000 users.”

by Farah Putri | 23 Aug 2022 | ,

During the COVID-19 pandemic, as a youth volunteer from the Indonesian Red Cross, I was seeing many young people in Indonesia having more and more digital activities, all day long, including online school, and they were scrolling social media continuously. Some of them were becoming less productive, and some started having mental health issues. Social media became the youth’s top activity in the digital space. 

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“We couldn’t believe it, we saw depression and anxiety levels reduced by 80% among children and teenagers!”

“We couldn’t believe it, we saw depression and anxiety levels reduced by 80% among children and teenagers!”

by Darwin Carvallo | 18 Aug 2022 | ,

Hola! My name is Darwin Carvallo, and I am an Ecuadorian Red Cross youth volunteer and one of the final winners of the Limitless Youth Innovation Academy. I’d like to share my innovation journey with you through our project, RUAH, and tell you how our innovation impacted and transformed our community!

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Tech for good — what does it actually look like?

Tech for good — what does it actually look like?

by Humanitech | 17 May 2022 |

New and emerging technologies have the potential to cause both great benefit and harm — yet the processes designed to develop and use these technologies rarely consider the humanitarian and social costs. How can technology be used for good? What does this look like? Who gets a say? These are some of the questions we are exploring at Humanitech, an initiative of Australian Red Cross, dedicated to harnessing the transformational power of technology for good.

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Shamuk, reducing electronic waste by giving it a second life

Shamuk, reducing electronic waste by giving it a second life

by Henry Cáceres | 8 Nov 2021 |

Shamuk, leaving no one behind, is a project that seeks to reduce electronic waste by giving it a second life. Through repowering devices and delivering them to children in rural areas in Ecuador, it also reduces the digital gap and supports school reintegration. The initiative was designed and is led by volunteers from the Ecuadorian Red Cross, with funding and support from the IFRC Solferino Academy. 

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Brothers across Borders – Interactive film based on true stories

Brothers across Borders – Interactive film based on true stories

by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | 13 Oct 2021 |

Brothers across Borders is an interactive film based on the true stories of Syrian refugees in Turkey. You are Ismaël, a 21 years old Syrian refugee on a mission to find his brother Muhammed. Muhammed, as the oldest brother, went to Turkey to find a new and safer home for the family, but never returned to Syria. Nor has he contacted the family since he left Turkey. Now it’s all up to you. The future of Ismaël, Muhammed and the entire family is in your hands.

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