These teens created a website matching Ukrainian refugees with hosts offering shelter
CNNCNN — Two Harvard University students have created a website connecting thousands of Ukrainian refugees with hosts around the world offering them a safe haven. ‘This puts power back into the hands of refugees’ While designing Ukraine Take Shelter, Schiffmann’s and Burstein’s priority was making it as easy to use as possible. “When I researched what tools Ukrainian refugees had to get connected to hosts, they weren’t very efficient,” Schiffmann said. “This puts power back into the hands of refugees by allowing them to take the initiative, go straight to the website, enter their city and immediately find listings,” Schiffmann said. “That’s an added, indecent part of this terrible conflict.” To mitigate the risk, Ukraine Take Shelter includes warnings on each listing to guide refugees on how to safely contact a host, request a video call, and recognize possible red flags.
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