BorderHACK

In October 2015 we decided that we could no longer turn a blind eye to the ongoing refugee crisis.

About BorderHack #

In 2015 alone, more than 500,000 refugees and migrants risked their lives crossing the sea to reach Europe. BorderHack is a game-changing hackathon weekend aimed to produce tech solutions to the many challenges that refugees faced along their journeys during the refugee crisis pick of 2015.

My role at BorderHack #

At the core organizers team of BorderHack, tried to connect teams with real refugee needs and host organization objectives.

• Coding the Hackathon’s website
• Hackathon Production & Program Management
• Event & Logistics administration

BorderHack’s output #

Around 20 local techies have created prototypes and ready to use solutions within a weekend.

Bordershare #

An imformation sharing website that aggregates all donation points within a city for goods to be distributed at refugee fields.

Across #

Aims to match people who speak Arabic and Farsi with field volunteers in order to solve language translation and communication issues of refugees.

Volreach #

Volreach is a platform for sourcing demographic data for volunteers making recruiting in times of crisis feasible.

BorderHack moments #

Get the complete BorderHACK album here.