Announcing AI for Humanitarian Action

AI for Humanitarian Action leverages AI to support disaster recovery, address the needs of children, protect displaced people, and promote human rights.

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About the program

We will support specific nonprofit and humanitarian organizations through financial grants, partnerships, and technology investments in addition to technical expertise. We will work together with organizations to create efficient solutions and help accelerate the pace of innovation.

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Our commitment

Microsoft has committed $40 million over five years to support nonprofits and humanitarian organizations working across these areas:

Disaster response

We will support resiliency, response, and recovery programs designed for those affected by humanitarian emergencies.

Refugees and displaced people

AI for Humanitarian Action will provide scalable solutions to help the approximately 68 million displaced peopled, including refugees.

Human rights

We will partner with organizations to accelerate breakthrough solutions that help monitor, detect, and prevent human rights violations.

Needs of children

AI for Humanitarian Action projects will help ensure the safety and wellbeing of children around the world.

See it in action

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Helping to monitor human rights violations

We’ve collaborated with the Clooney Foundation for Justice to create innovative technology that can empower human rights trial monitors to capture multiple types of data in one place—and extract the information needed for experts to assess the fairness of a trial.

Learn more about TrialWatch

Volunteers in Liberia learn to use mapping app at a workshop.

Putting vulnerable people on the map

Microsoft Philanthropies and Bing Maps, are partnering with Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) to improve the reach of humanitarian action through open mapping of vulnerable areas. HOT is building an AI-assisted workflow in their mapping platform, Tasking Manager, to enhance mapper experience.

Learn about HOT

Partnering to predict and prevent famine

In partnership with the World Bank, the United Nations, and tech industry, Famine Action Mechanism (FAM) will be better able to predict when and where future famines will occur—allowing organizations to respond earlier and more effectively, potentially saving more lives.

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Smiling girl shows photo of herself before cleft surgery by Operation Smile.

Extending the ability to help more children

Nonprofit partner Operation Smile uses a facial modeling algorithm and Microsoft Pix to improve their surgical outcomes and help more children in need of facial surgeries.

Learn about Operation Smile