FUNZI

Date Shared:

Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 15:15

Countries and areas:

Finland

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Targets on vulnerability and protection

Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation

Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 3: Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration

Contributors:

Business

Member States

Chairmanship:

Bangladesh 2016

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Public-Private Partnerships, Connectivity and Migration, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants

Summary:

FUNZI is a joint initiative by a start up and the government of Finland to carve a map of the places where refugees are arriving in Finland and to provide them all the information they need on the country. In 2015, they launched a mobile information and learning service for asylum seekers and refugees. The information for the newcomers on the country is in several languages.

Link:

http://www.funzi.fi/

GFMD Source:

2016 GFMD Summit - RT 1.2 Connectivity and Migration