News & Stories
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Reports & Research
The Importance of WASH in the Wake of Disaster
March 22, 2024
Bringing training, equipment, and knowledge to disaster-struck communities, like the remote Moroccan villages devastated in the 2023 earthquake, lowers diseases and creates lasting impact. Plus: Watch "Morocco: Water After the Earthquake."
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Reports & Research
During Humanitarian Crises, Simple Solutions to Wicked Problems
March 8, 2024
Greyshirts find that pairing solar lamps with water filtration initiatives can have a big impact on women’s lives after a disaster.
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Feature Story
July 11, 2023
Dr. Stanislava Mladenova speaks about fragile states, emerging needs in humanitarian aid, and what unique role past military expertise could play within NGOs for Team Rubicon’s humanitarian professional development series.
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Feature Story
Beyond the Headlines: Rebuilding Communities After Low-Attention Disasters
May 9, 2023
In storm-plagued Selma, LADs have become a way of life. Now, volunteers are rebuilding homes in hopes of helping the community better withstand future storms.
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Feature Story
Defining LADs: The Making of a Low-Attention Disaster
April 17, 2023
Understanding what makes a disaster a LAD and why it matters to affected communities and the people who serve them.
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Reports & Research
What is a Humanitarian Crisis? Five Things to Know
October 17, 2022
Understanding modern humanitarian emergencies, from the staggering rise in refugeeism to the chronic health conditions faced by those living in conflict.
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Feature Story
Humanitarian Aid Meets Social Media in a War Zone
July 13, 2022
in Ukraine, Greyshirts tap a news organization that combines the ability to scrape social media with AI technology and a newsroom to better serve internally displaced persons in Ukraine.
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Feature Story
Disasters Devastating Disadvantages
August 6, 2021
When it comes to hurricanes and floods, if you’re poor or Black in America, there’s no such thing as social justice.
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Reports & Research
Beating Back Wildfires’ Unequal and Deadly Effects
May 13, 2021
The social injustice of wildfires is far greater than most imagine. Some of it can be prevented.
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Feature Story
Put an End to the Social Injustice of Disaster Relief
October 30, 2020
Jake Wood, Team Rubicon founder and CEO, and Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood, on how disasters have amplified inequity and social injustice in the U.S. more than ever before.