AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Refugees and Migrants
KEYWORDS
refugee, medical assistance , connectivity
COUNTRY
Germany
DESIGNED BY
Created by Singularity University Alumni Harald Neidhardt (MLOVE) and Mirko Bass (Cisco)
WEBSITE
http://refugeefirstresponsecenter.com/
Refugee First Response Center (RFRC)
RFRC is a medical emergency station with a unique combination of services.
Refugee First Response Center is a place that provides medical assistance, free Wi-Fi and translation services for 50+ languages. Created by Singularity University Alumni Harald Neidhardt (MLOVE) and Mirko Bass (Cisco), the two leveraged their Hamburg network to create provide medical services at refugee camps, where it is most needed.
The aim is to bring the RFRC to the hot spots of the current refugee crisis with the help of NGO or humanitarian organisations. The biggest achievement is the installation of two RFRC pilots closer to the hotspots of the Syrian civil war refugee crisis. The first unit was installed on the Greek island of Samos and another unit in Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, just 20 km from the Syrian border.
Providing much-needed connectivity and breaking down language barriers for refugees, RFRC is a great example of harnessing technology to help cope with the 1.1 million asylum seekers Germany took in last year.