Improving humanitarian action
with data & digital
510 is the data and digital team of the Netherlands Red Cross. We envision a world where humanitarians use digital solutions to provide timely, relevant, and accountable assistance to every person affected by crisis. To bring this vision to life, we help humanitarians transform how they operate, by strengthening local capacity, delivering data services and digital products.
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INTERVIEW | Leading with Heart and Data: Corina Markodimitraki on Building Fairer Humanitarian Tech
Continue reading: INTERVIEW | Leading with Heart and Data: Corina Markodimitraki on Building Fairer Humanitarian TechHeader image: Corina during a digital solutions in Disaster Management workshop in Mali with Souleymane Konate (Mali Red Cross) and Mélanie Drooglever-Fortuyn (Netherlands Red Cross) 2024. © The Netherlands Red Cross This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the extraordinary women* across the…
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When Crisis Shifts, Your Systems Must Too: Sudan’s Digital Cash Transformation, Powered by 121
Continue reading: When Crisis Shifts, Your Systems Must Too: Sudan’s Digital Cash Transformation, Powered by 121Sudan is facing one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises. Conflict has displaced millions, while climate-driven shocks compound vulnerability. In such a fragile landscape, cash assistance allows people to decide what they need most, offering autonomy amid uncertainty. But delivering cash…
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From Crisis to Cash in Ethiopia: An Inside Scoop on 121’s Largest Cash Programme to Date
Continue reading: From Crisis to Cash in Ethiopia: An Inside Scoop on 121’s Largest Cash Programme to DateWhen conflict, climate shocks and health crises converge, families face unimaginable challenges. In Ethiopia, such multi-crisis conditions have displaced millions. The Ethiopian Red Cross Society is one of few organisations able to service conflict-affected regions due to its longstanding community trust. To…
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CASE STUDY | How a Hotline Became a Lifeline: Morocco’s Leap in Community Feedback
Continue reading: CASE STUDY | How a Hotline Became a Lifeline: Morocco’s Leap in Community FeedbackIn 2023, the Moroccan Red Crescent faced a critical challenge: how to systematically capture and respond to community feedback during a large-scale emergency. In response to the devastating earthquake, the National Society, supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red…