Data & Insights

The United Nations Refugee Agency Is Hosting a Hackathon to Help Understand Donor Data

UNHCR is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Several groups are hoping a hackathon will soon help raise money for refugees in Syria and elsewhere.Getty Images
By Marty Swant

August 4, 2017

The United Nations Refugee Agency is hoping to hack the potential of big data to unlock new ways of funding its humanitarian efforts around the world.

Marty Swant

Marty Swant is a former technology staff writer for Adweek.

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