Dubai launches Humanitarian Accelerators to find technology-driven solutions for education, water and refugee poverty.
World / Technology / Innovation / Technology The Humanitarian Accelerators are launched in collaboration with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative and Dubai Future Accelerators.
The Dubai government launched Humanitarian Accelerators to bring together skilled and innovative professionals in the cause of aiding the humanitarian sector.
The DFA programme was launched in July 2016 to bring together government entities in Dubai and companies working on cutting-edge technologies, to accelerate the building of a relationship between companies and government.
Till date 65 international companies have participated in the Dubai Future Accelerators programme, and a memorandum of understanding has been signed with 47 others.
The Humanitarian Accelerators will address four key challenges, in the areas of education, clean water, economic opportunities for refugees and quality of online reading material and content in Arabic.
The Accelerators aim to provide quality education to all children, including refugees, through e-learning tools and innovative mechanisms, such as accessible websites, that enable young students to access interactive educational platforms regardless of where they are located.
There are overwhelming obstacles facing young students, especially those living as refugees, in gaining a formal education.
MBRGI has utilised conventional solutions to provide clean drinking water to over 10 million people.
Harnessing technology to expand this reach is the next step.