BitNation launches BRER to aid refugees

In an effort to provide assistance to refugees, BitNation, a collaborative platform for do-it-yourself governance, has launched an emergency response system using blockchain technology.

Due to ongoing turmoil, thousands of refugees are fleeing Syria and refugee crisis has reached a tipping point in Europe .

“Bitnation Refugee Emergency Response (BRER) is a Humanitarian Aid Project of Bitnation to facilitate and provide Emergency Services and Humanitarian Aid to refugees during the European Refugee Crisis of September 2015”, BitNation said in its website.

It added, “Our objective is to utilize Blockchain technology to authenticate and validate identification through a Blockchain Emergency ID (BE-ID), provide dispute resolution as needed, and otherwise provide and locate needed services to refugees, including but not limited to, Bitnation Bitcoin Visa Debit Cards (BVDC).”

It hopes to lessen the burden of Receiving States during this crisis by assisting in providing secure transactions and transitional tools based on the blockchain technology required to meet the current needs of refugees.

It seeks to extend humanitarian aid to the stateless and refugees within Receiving States and is also looking to team up with the UNHCR, OHCHR and UNPO to determine methods of collaborative co-operation and to assist in maintaining the Public International Order.