Google is building a mobile platform to provide refugees with credible information

In the past year alone, the International Rescue Committee has impacted the lives of over 26 million people. The IRC implements high-impact, cost-effective solutions that help people affected by crisis. The IRC focuses on economic well-being, education, health, safety, and empowerment. Across all of these areas the IRC works to break down the barriers that women and girls face on a daily basis.

As a result of Syria’s emergency evacuation in September 2015, Google volunteers worked with the International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps to launch a “Crisis Info Hub” for refugees. The hub provided critical information about safe movement, legal rights, and trustworthy services. The info hub, called Signpost, has since evolved into three separate platforms, Refugee.info in Europe, CuéntaNos in El Salvador and Khabrona in Jordan. 

Each platform has a customized portfolio of products, and aggregates and publishes location-based information about rights and services available to refugees and asylum seekers. To date, Signpost has reached over 1 million users across Greece, Italy, Jordan and El Salvador.