PURPOSE
Improve the speed, quality and cost-effectiveness of humanitarian aid by using data & digital products.
MARKET
Red Cross National Societies and their local partners with a drive for data & digital transformation.
MISSION
Shape the future of humanitarian aid by converting data into understanding, and put it in the hands of humanitarian aid workers, decision-makers and people affected, so that they can better prepare for and cope with disasters and crises.
VISION
Smart use of (big) data will positively impact faster & more (cost-)effective humanitarian aid. Contributing to open data, data analysis and capacity building in governments & NGOs is essential to increase the understanding of humanitarian data.
CORE VALUES
- We Prioritise disasters
- We engage local and scale global
- We design products and services based on needs
- We embrace volunteerism
- We build evidence
- We use data responsibly
- We connect digitally for sustainability
INITIATIVE
510 is an initiative of the Netherlands Red Cross. 510 refers to the total surface area of the earth in million square kilometres.