humanitarian
Data Science to Improve Foresight and Decision Making in the Humanitarian Sector
This post was written by guest blogger Alexa Schmidt, Senior Technology for Impact Program Manager, Mercy Corps. The organization I work for—Mercy Corps—strives to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression through economic development and emergency relief programs around the world. This work has…
Turning Crisis into Possibility on World Refugee Day
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, Cisco and the Cisco Foundation support nonprofit organizations that serve people who are displaced by humanitarian crises and natural disasters. Today, World Refugee Day, is an opportunity for us to recognize organizations that are doing this…
A “Thank You” to the Nonprofits Helping Superstorm Sandy Victims
At Cisco, we focus our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) work on specific areas, one of which is critical human needs. Or, more simply, food, water, shelter, and disaster relief. A lot of the nonprofits we have partnered with over the years in this area, such as food banks and disaster response…