{"id":444678,"date":"2011-06-21T05:35:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T05:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/21\/an-easier-way-for-refugees-to-search-and-reconnect-through-mobile-phones\/"},"modified":"2011-06-21T05:35:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T05:35:56","slug":"an-easier-way-for-refugees-to-search-and-reconnect-through-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/21\/an-easier-way-for-refugees-to-search-and-reconnect-through-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"An Easier Way for Refugees to Search And Reconnect Through Mobile Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"14.0929054054\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nairobistar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nairobi Star<\/a> (Nairobi)<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Wambete<\/p>\n<p>20 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Safaricom subscribers can now search for and reconnect with their loved ones using their mobile phone via an application provided by Ericsson and Refugees United.<\/p>\n<p>The application enables refugees to use mobile phones to register themselves, search for loved ones, and subsequently reconnect via an anonymous database.<\/p>\n<p>The new mobile tool has been launched to mark the World Refugee Day.<\/p>\n<p>Safaricom&#8217;s Paul Mugambi says the tool enables refugees to access Refugees United&#8217;s mobile site &#8211; m.refunite.org, search for and subsequently reconnect with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106210019.html\" title=\"An Easier Way for Refugees to Search And Reconnect Through Mobile Phones\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Easier Way for Refugees to Search And Reconnect Through Mobile Phones<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Nairobi Star (Nairobi) Sharon Wambete 20 June 2011 Safaricom subscribers can now search for and reconnect with their loved ones using their mobile phone via an application provided by Ericsson and Refugees United. 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