Tech companies have been stepping up to do whatever they can do to help lessen the tragedy of the current refugee crisis that is plaguing Europe.
Many technology companies in America and around the world have responded to the unprecedented migration crisis currently going on in Europe. Their contributions and foresight has had a powerful impact on the crisis. Because of their involvement, much more awareness of the crisis, as well as relief, is getting out to the public.
A little more than a month ago, President Obama pretty much dared American tech companies to step forward and help do something to reduce the pain and suffering of the migrant crisis. Apparently it didn’t take that long for many tech companies to come forward with real assistance to try and make a real difference, reports USA Today.
Google announced that the company would match any donations that people or companies made to such relief organizations as Doctors Without Borders and Save the Children. So far, Google announced that it had donated over $11 million to such organizations in matching donations.
Facebook has been on a mission to connect the entire world to the Internet and the World Wide Web. It seems to be a personal goal and mission for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. So far, Facebook has stepped up and provided unlimited online access to many of the hundreds of refugee camps that are being operated by the United Nations and its relief organizations. Even Kickstarter has entered the fray as it recently announced that it would waive all fees for any Kickstarter campaigns aimed at helping the refugee crisis.
Airbnb has been offering travel credits to relief workers headed for such trouble spots as Macedonia, Greece, and Serbia. These countries, as well as Italy, have been the main staging points for getting refugees into Europe. Millions have fled the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere for a better life in Europe because they are tired of living in places that are constantly at war, where there is never ending poverty and violence.
The current refugee crisis has become the greatest displacement and movement of human beings since the end of World War II. At least a million and half are expected to make it to Germany alone when all is said and done.
