Call to arms: Tech developers vs Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

Can you save lives in the Philippines from your living room this weekend? I think you can. And as both a Filipino and a member of the European tech community, I'm asking you to at least try.

The most powerful typhoon ever to hit land ravaged the Philippines. Thousands have been displaced and thousands more will find themselves homeless, hungry, sick and severely injured. Traditionally, when we call out for help, we look to NGOs for food, medicine or money. This time, we're looking to developers for their time.

The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office of the Philippines has provided a list of tech-based needs to facilitate rescue coordination, crisis communication and relief distribution. The Geeklist Corps of Developers has integrated these challenges into this space to coordinate humanitarian coding efforts. Everything is ready. All we need is you.

Please help us make this happen.

Kat Borlongan
@katborlongan
Co-founder and CEO, Five by Five

CONTACTS

Gia Banaag
Office of the Presidential Spokesperson
Malacanang Palace
gia.banaag@pcdspo.gov.ph

Dan Cunningham
@dancunningham
Director, Geeklist Corps of Developers
dan@geekli.st