Community Technology Access project.

Mobile phones used for public health surveillance in Darfur.

From the local community in Colombia into cyberspace.

Disabled persons database after Pakistan floods.

GBV data collection and sharing.

As drought forces hundreds of thousands of Somalis to flee to Kenya and Ethiopia or to displaced camps within Somali territories, providing financial services might not seem an immediate priority.

nternet cafés in refugee camps allow refugees to maintain and create networks for overseas remittances. For many displaced people, maintaining these ties is vital.

Ushahidi is an interactive mapping tool for use in crisis situations, which humanitarian workers can use to help them target assistance.

Simply having access to technology does not resolve the problem of communication between displaced people and their families.

UNHCR has developed Project Tracking and IDP databases for its work in Iraq in order to facilitate its operations at a lower risk to all stakeholders and to improve financial accountability, oversight and transparency.