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Tag: Humanitarianism

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

During this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR 2025) in Busia County, leaders and partners came together to reflect on the urgent need to invest in community resilience rather than disaster response.   Discussions focused on how proactive planning, collaboration, and innovation can reduce the impact of disasters and strengthen local capacities to adapt and thrive.   In line with this year’s theme, IOMe254 showcased creative and sustainable innovations that demonstrated how youth-led ideas can turn challenges into opportunities for disaster risk reduction. By nurturing innovation, and community-driven solutions, we move closer to a future where resilience is funded, disasters are prevented, and every community is empowered to build back stronger.

Launch of the Humanitarian Coding Club

We had the launch of our first Humanitarian Coding Club session in October, at the I.O.Me254 FabLab. The session was graced by the Head of IT and Digital Transformation, accompanied by ICT officers from the Kenya Red Cross Society Headquarters in Nairobi. This came in handy as they got to ask the club members what kind of support they felt they needed from the IT and Digital Transformation departments. This went to show that support can come from far and wide, given that whatever is being produced is something of good quality and high standards. It was exciting to see the flow of ideas coming from our team of devs during our brainstorming session, coupled with future plans for execution. One thing is for sure, they are many opportunities for developing solutions for humanitarian gaps including early warning, emergency response, and overall humanitarian operations systems. This is one strong team we have on-board! With that in mind, we have a bright future filled with exciting inventions coming up ahead.  

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