GSMA Mobile for Development (GSMA) Updates

Executive Summary Early warning systems (EWS) are essential tools when disaster strikes, providing crucial alerts that help communities prepare for and respond to extreme weather events and...

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Introduction In April 2020, the GSMA partnered with the Somalia Cash Working Group to commission this study on cash transfers in the three regions of Somalia: South-Central, Puntland and Somaliland...

This report applies a human-centred design approach that empathises with and understands the lived experiences of Concern Burundi’s CVA recipients who are receiving mobile money-enabled humanitarian...

London - The GSMA and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are expanding their partnership to help the world’s most vulnerable people. Through the GSMA Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation...

Partners discussed a set of concrete actions to help governments and private sector cope with the pandemic. WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, 2020 — During a high-level dialogue, Finance and ICT ministers, ICT...

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Navigating the shift to digital humanitarian assistance The ubiquity and scale of mobile networks has made them attractive delivery channels for many types of humanitarian assistance. As mobile...

Introduction The importance of mobile technology for women in refugee contexts 1.7 billion women now own a mobile phone in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), and over a billion use mobile...

Executive summary There is growing recognition among donors and humanitarian organisations that mobile technology and mobile network operators (MNOs) have an important role to play in the delivery of...

Introduction This report summarizes the discussions that took place during a one-day workshop held in Hargeisa learning event on 11th June 2019. The event brought together 32 people from Humanitarian...

This report, through an extensive literature review and stakeholder interviews, brings new focus on the complex identity-related challenges faced by urban refugees in Jordan, the tenth largest...

The GSMA consulted with industry experts across five main thematic areas to better understand the opportunities, benefits and challenges of building a digital ecosystem for humanitarian contexts. ...

Public and Private Sectors Collaborate to Accelerate Delivery and Impact of Digital Humanitarian Assistance Barcelona: The GSMA and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) today...

Executive Summary Mobile network operators around the world are leveraging their mobile money bulk payment offerings to deliver humanitarian cash transfers to people affected by crises. At a time...

The Charter reflects the commitment of the mobile industry to support customers and responders before and during humanitarian emergencies.