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Refugees United (REFUNITE) is a non-profit organization established by two Danish brothers, David and Christopher Mikkelsen with the stated mission to "help refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) search for their missing loved ones." It focuses on online and mobile solutions to help families reconnect. Families can search for their missing missing loved ones using various touch points, including https://m.refunite.org, SMS, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), and by calling a helpline. The REFUNITE family reconnection platform allows users to register, search for and message their missing loved ones that have also signed up on the platform. The organization works through partnerships with like-minded individuals, organizations, corporations, and humanitarian agencies. The headquarters are located in Copenhagen, Denmark with a technology development lab in Nairobi, Kenya. ==History== REFUNITE was founded in 2008 by two Danish brothers, David and Christopher Mikkelsen, after their personal journey trying to reconnect a young, Afghan refugee with his family. In their search, the two brothers discovered that existing family tracing programs lacked cross-border, collaborative technology and the process of family tracing was also often tied to cumbersome procedures and paperwork. This is what prompted David and Chris to develop an international platform that would allow refugees and other Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to search and reconnect with their missing family and loved ones. REFUNITE empowers refugees and separated families to search, connect and communicate with family and friends they have lost along the way. The organization provides the family reconnection service, but puts it in the hands of its users to conduct the actual search. Out of the 59.5 million 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Facts and Figures About Refugees )〕 refugees in this world, many do not have access to Internet and have very basic and simple mobile phones. Therefore, REFUNITE focuses on making their service available on very basic technology. Together with Ericsson, REFUNITE has partnered with a global coalition of mobile operators. Through these partnerships, the organization is able to communicate directly with millions of forcibly displaced people through SMS. With the help of these mobile operators, REFUNITE is able to make access to the platform free of charge. So far, there are over 425,000 people registered on the REFUNITE platform. These organizations help REFUNITE spread awareness and help people register and search. REFUNITE’s platform helps an estimated 100-150 families get reconnected every month. Thousands of new users are coming on to the REFUNITE platform every week from all over the world. Part of their effort to make this service available to all is making sure that it is available in as many languages as possible. REFUNITE is constantly adding new languages to the platform, with its web service currently being available in seven languages, including English, Swahili, Somali, Arabic, French, Sudanese Arabic, and Amharic. REFUNITE’s call center also has agents who speak multiple languages to help those who are illiterate or having technical issues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「REFUNITE」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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