Digital Humanitarian
Episodes
What North Carolina’s hurricane experience revealed about the future of emergency communications
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Hurricane Helene hit early in the morning, six states lost power, fiber lines, and communication. Many communities in western North Carolina were...
A look inside Google’s flood predictions that beat Nigeria’s peak floods by a week with GiveDirectly
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In late 2024, rising waters threatened communities in Kogi State, Nigeria, where floods have long devastated lives and livelihoods. However, this time...
How tech helped track 10,000 evacuees during Brazil’s worst climate crisis
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When historic floods overwhelmed Rio in 2024, civil society mobilized quickly, but tech coordination lagged, and someone needed to step in.In this epi...
How tech kept aid moving when roads closed during the Maui wildfires
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During the 2023 Maui wildfires, technology became the lifeline for restoring communication and helping communities survive.In this episode, Dana Yaari...
Paper-based operations slows aid (tech doesn't)
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three million people were affected, roads were underwater, and a digital command center was put to the test.In this episode, Dana Yaari speaks with Mi...
No signal, no aid: Why communication is the most critical asset during emergencies
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The calm after the storm starts with a signal.Dana Yaari sits down with Armando Samayoa, Regional Director at Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), to ex...
AI for humanitarian action: protecting land ownership during crisis
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Capturing land rights before disaster strikes…with just a conversation.In this episode, Dana Yaari speaks with Ibere Lopes from IOM and Raphael Scho...
Inside the LA Wildfires: How Airbnb & 211 LA provided housing to 10k+ families
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over 10,000 families. One disaster. And the tech-driven response that changed everything.In this episode, Dana Yaari talks to Christoph Gorder from Ai...
Why coordination mechanisms are failing aid (and how to avoid it)
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the humanitarian system built to help… doesn’t?In this episode of Digital Humanitarian, host Dana Yaari talks with Abril Páez, ...
Introducing Digital Humanitarian
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Disaster response is at a turning point. Traditional humanitarian tools - paper logs, slow coordination, limited scalability - can’t keep up with th...