Digital Impact Investment platform - Recover Aleppo with the Crowd

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INTRO

The Syrian crisis since 2011 had a major impact on Aleppo which has been Syria’s economic capital. Engaging on resilience support in Aleppo will on the one side respond to urgent, uncovered needs of the population and reduce the risk of a potential humanitarian emergency soon, while, on the other, it will enable to set the bases for enhanced recovery, reconstruction and reconciliation in the post-agreement phase. Efforts to include all parts and communities of the city in the recovery process will prevent crystallization of structural drivers of conflict. The idea is to develop and test a digital platform that would enable dialogue amongst citizens, refugees, and the local administration of the Aleppo city to prioritize needs through crowdsourcing; enable problem solving and prioritizing projects through crowd-solving; and enable finance priority projects on the same digital platform through including impact financing into the digital platform and linking with various platforms including what is ran by other Country Offices such as LiveLebanon to crowdfund.

SDGs

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Methodolgies

Alternative Finance

Countries

Syria

Funded

Yes

Start Date

2018

End Date

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