The haunting images of Afghans falling off a US evacuation plane, and babies handed across barbed wires to strangers in search of hope, foretell another humanitarian crisis unfolding. Afghanistan is the third-largest source-nation for refugees, with Syria and Venezuela leading the list.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) currently estimates 82.4 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including internally displaced persons, stateless individuals, and refugees. Given the Covid situation leading to border closings, resettlement has also been impacted.
Refugees face tremendous challenges in the places they leave and very likely will face significant hurdles in their resettlement or return. Technology, especially the open source ecosystem, has been doing its bit to alleviate the challenges faced by the refugees. With the kandi kit for Refugee Support Solutions, we have showcased the best open source and public libraries that help across multiple facets of understanding and resettling refugees. The critical use cases that we found in these popular libraries were visualizing the global refugee situation from published data sources like governments and the UNHCR and open source intelligence sources such as Twitter feeds and google trends. The use cases also covered asylum processing and social integration through information sharing and rehabilitation, mentoring, medical and legal support. In addition, we found use cases across aid management.
While individually, their impact might be minimal, this kit represents strong potential for technology for good. Do share and contribute to the common cause through technology or other means.
Understand and Visualize the Refugee Crisis
The below libraries help visualize the refugee crisis from UNHCR, the press, government data as well as data from Twitter, Google trends and visualization tools for human resettlement.
refugeby peter-tackage
Android geographic visualization for UNHCR data
refugeby peter-tackage
Java
19
Version:Current
License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)
unhcr-refugee-projectby Graphicacy
The Resettled Refugee Services and Data Explorer is a web-based tool built on top of open-source technologies (Mapbox, React, D3) and data, that gives users a view of the cities where resettled refugees have been placed over the last decade and the locations of charitable resources in those areas.
unhcr-refugee-projectby Graphicacy
JavaScript
5
Version:Current
License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)
2015-11-refugees-in-the-united-statesby BuzzFeedNews
Data and analysis supporting the BuzzFeed News article, "Where U.S. Refugees Come From — And Go — In Charts," published on November 19, 2015.
2015-11-refugees-in-the-united-statesby BuzzFeedNews
Python
11
Version:Current
License: Permissive (MIT)
refugee-crisisby AndyFou
A Twitter-based Social Analysis on Refugee Crisis
refugee-crisisby AndyFou
HTML
4
Version:Current
License: Permissive (MIT)
refugee-trendsby jataware
Modeling refugee movement based on Google Trends
refugee-trendsby jataware
Python
1
Version:Current
License: No License
flee-releaseby djgroen
Public releases of the FLEE agent-based modelling code.
flee-releaseby djgroen
Python
14
Version:v2.0-alpha
License: Permissive (BSD-3-Clause)
lucify-refugeesby lucified
A visualization of the flow of asylum seekers to European countries from 2012 onwards.
lucify-refugeesby lucified
JavaScript
107
Version:Current
License: Permissive (MIT)
Asylum Processing and Social Integration
Use the below libraries for implementing use cases in asylum processing, multilingual communication, and information sharing.
ristraby adammbaker
A tool for facilitating the intake of refugees seeking asylum
ristraby adammbaker
Python
1
Version:Current
License: Others (Non-SPDX)
Refugee-Buddyby ozan
A django-powered website for connecting volunteers with service organisations based on location. Built during http://www.asix.org.au/sicamp
Refugee-Buddyby ozan
Python
10
Version:Current
License: No License
refugee-phrasebook.github.ioby refugee-phrasebook
An open-source phrasebook to address the language needs of refugees
refugee-phrasebook.github.ioby refugee-phrasebook
HTML
11
Version:Current
License: Permissive (MIT)
py_rpbby refugee-phrasebook
Python scripts for the refugee-phrasebook
py_rpbby refugee-phrasebook
HTML
2
Version:Current
License: Permissive (MIT)
integreat-appby Integreat
React JS and React Native App for Integreat
integreat-appby Integreat
TypeScript
24
Version:2021.12.3-ios
License: Permissive (MIT)
integreat-cmsby Integreat
New content management back end for the Integreat App - a multilingual information platform for newcomers
integreat-cmsby Integreat
Python
31
Version:2021.11.0-beta
License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)
Refugee Rehabilitation
The below libraries implement use cases to help refugees seek work, mentoring, training, legal and medical support.
GoogleyEyesby HackingForGood
GoogleyEyesby HackingForGood
C++
6
Version:Current
License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)
menteeby hack4impact-uiuc
Connecting immigrant and refugee youth with a global network of mentors.
menteeby hack4impact-uiuc
JavaScript
9
Version:Current
License: Permissive (MIT)
migreeby hackforrefugees
Migree - Connecting refugees with swedes based on their work experiences.
migreeby hackforrefugees
C#
2
Version:Current
License: No License
law-orga-frontendby lawandorga
law-orga-frontendby lawandorga
TypeScript
3
Version:Current
License: Strong Copyleft (AGPL-3.0)
Soteriaby Daniel-Wu
Privacy-protecting telemedicine for refugees, using a raspberry pi! Treehacks 2020.
Soteriaby Daniel-Wu
CSS
1
Version:Current
License: Permissive (MIT)
clinicby impact-oriented-programming
Refugee Clinic Management System
clinicby impact-oriented-programming
JavaScript
2
Version:Current
License: No License
compassion-o-maticby pdavies
Chrome extension to change "migrant" to "refugee" in reporting on the ongoing European refugee crisis.
compassion-o-maticby pdavies
HTML
1
Version:Current
License: No License
telemeshby w3-engineers
TeleMesh is an on the grid/off the grid communication tool built on top of the Blockchain and Mobile Mesh Network (MMN) Technology. Vendors can broadcast or multicast information to distance mesh networks without any SIM or cellular network.
telemeshby w3-engineers
Java
27
Version:0.1.1-internal
License: Permissive (Apache-2.0)
Refugee Aid Management
Use the below libraries for managing aid workflows across requests, tracking, and fulfillment.
Refugee-Aid-Management-Systemby UzmaArzoo
Swing application
Refugee-Aid-Management-Systemby UzmaArzoo
Java
1
Version:Current
License: No License
juntosby 2Fwebd
Juntos, Free & Open Source One Page Template for Charities and Association of every nation, size and color.
juntosby 2Fwebd
CSS
71
Version:Current
License: No License
refugee-donation-appby RachellCalhoun
An app using Django and Angular made with refugees, or partner organizations, in mind, for requesting or donating goods.
refugee-donation-appby RachellCalhoun
HTML
1
Version:Current
License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)
Refugee-Aidby awisus
Project intended to give refugees a chance to utter their needs themselves. General public may see those needs collected by accommodations on a map. So they become aware of help facilities in their area and what is really urgent. This is the Android frontend for the platform.
Refugee-Aidby awisus
Java
1
Version:v0.2.1
License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)
shipment-trackerby distributeaid
A web app and API to coordinate aid shipments around the world
shipment-trackerby distributeaid
TypeScript
7
Version:Current
License: Strong Copyleft (AGPL-3.0)