Hello good people,
We are happy to share that we have successfully launched the ConnectRefugee app.
ConnectRefugee is a mobile app built under CAMPUS Digital Hub. It was created to help refugees in Nakivale Refugee Settlement access verified and timely information in a simple way.
Inside Nakivale, information about scholarships, health, aid, services, and opportunities often spreads through word of mouth, notice boards, WhatsApp, or by car passing. This creates serious risks. Many people receive wrong information at the wrong time, others get exposed to scammers who ask for money in exchange for fake opportunities, and some end up traveling long distances only to find that the information was never real. This leads to loss of time, money, and trust.
We built this app to reduce these risks by giving organizations and trusted partners a direct way to share verified updates with the community, so people can access information that is more reliable and easier to act on from the source.
The app works in a simple way. Organizations can share opportunities and updates. Users in Nakivale can receive and read this information in five languages (English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, and Arabic), making it easier for more people to understand and act on it.
If you have people or organizations working in Nakivale, or if you have opportunities that refugees can benefit from, you can contact us so we can share them with the right audience.
If you are in Uganda, you can also go ahead and download ConnectRefugee on the Google Play Store and start using it today.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.connectrefugee.userug&hl=en