By Jasmine Turner, AmeriCorps member serving the American Red Cross NW Region Recently, in the bustling University Village Microsoft store, people of all walks of life could be seen sitting in the back of the building, hunched and hyper-focused over their personal laptops as they worked towards their goal for the day: Mapping vulnerable, uncharted … Continue reading Filling in the Gaps with Missing Maps
What is Missing Maps? An Amazing Collaboration for Responding to Crisis by Putting People on the Map!
Missing Maps is a joint effort between the American Red Cross, British Red Cross, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and Doctors Without Borders. The objective of Missing Maps is simple: to map the most vulnerable places in the world so that NGOs, communities and individuals can use the maps and the data to better respond to crises. The project seeks … Continue reading What is Missing Maps? An Amazing Collaboration for Responding to Crisis by Putting People on the Map!
Reunification Amid Crisis and Conflict
By Krista Schilling Earlier this year, the American Red Cross Serving the Northwest region successfully reconnected a family torn by crisis and conflict through the International Service’s Restoring Family Links (RFL) program. The case involved a man hailing from Somalia who had lost contact with his extended family— mother, siblings and cousins—living in a refugee … Continue reading Reunification Amid Crisis and Conflict
American Red Cross NW Region 