"Take Refoodgee, an app launched by Berlin-based startup Memorado to connect newly arrived refugees with locals through food. It’s been praised by the media, but the app hasn’t been updated for months and only counts a few hundreds users. Refugees Welcome has been dubbed the “AirBnB for refugees” because it pairs refugees looking for a temporary place to stay with hosts in European cities. But one of the app’s employees told the Huffington Post the service couldn’t find enough hosts to keep up with the demand. The number of rooms listed on the app decreased significantly after an initial spike, she explained."
"In many cases, well-intended developers find themselves confronted with the realities of operating in an unfamiliar and challenging context. Mike Butcher, who is the editor of Tech Crunch and a veteran of the startup world, created TechFugees, an organization that organizes hackathons around the world around issues linked to the refugee crisis. Years of experiences in the tech sector, he found out, don’t necessarily prepare app creators for the logistics of working in emergencies."
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