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Report on Sheffugees Hackathon - 8/9 April 16
Tina Ball for City of Sanctuary
Work by Sheffield tech community for refugees and asylum seekersTech people from different companies in
Sheffield got together over the weekend with
people from groups working with asylum
seekers and refugees.
It was hosted by Yoomee at Electric Works
Everyone gave their time and skills for free.
Two Projects:1. Wayfinding
An app for asylum seekers and refugees in Sheffield that helps you find what you need
Uses streetview, maps, icons, different languages
2. Asylum JourneyAn accessible database that shows the different services available at different stages of the asylum process
Why Wayfinding?
An asylum seeker new to Sheffield can easily get lost
and…
miss appointments
miss opportunities
lose their way home
What we didAsylum seekers prioritised the needs
Tech people did lots of coding and designing. They started sorting things like licences and servers
We set up a spreadsheet of organisations
We got a long way but there is still more to do
What the app will do
LOCATION - I am here
NEED - I need (money)
WHERE TO GO - (Post Office)
HOW TO GET THERE - Directions, Map
Wayfinder app - first demo
Why the Asylum journey project?Services are complex and confusing.People working with asylum seekers need to know what is available in Sheffield.
Asylum seeker journeyTo help people working with asylum seekers and refugees
Shows what services are available for people at different stages of the asylum process
Covers housing, health, education, advice and legal, finance, social and community, practical resources
The asylum journey● Shows the different services available for
people at different stages of the asylum process - from arrival in the city to a positive decision, or to destitution
● Covers housing, health and social care, education, finances, advice and legal, social and community, practical resources
● Flags up issues and problems
Asylum seeker journeyTo help people working with asylum seekers and refugees
Shows what services are available for people at different stages of the asylum process
Covers housing, health, education, advice and legal, finance, social and community, practical resources
At the Hackathon:● The tech people worked up a first ‘front end’ -
showing what it might be like
● They tried it out with the existing Trello cards we had worked on
● They worked on a new format to add to the information, based on the form we designed
● At the moment we are still using the Trello cards to collect the information - we need to complete and check these
Here’s what it looks like at the moment:
http://asylumjourney.sheffugees.org/.
What happens next?The next hack session will be in about a month’s time
We need to get all the information we want onto the Trello cards and into the spreadsheet
We’re looking for volunteers to test the Wayfinding app and the Asylum Journey
If you can help with these projects, please contactTina Ball (for City of Sanctuary) [email protected]
Do you know about the help and services available for refugees in Sheffield?Do you have experience of using these services?
Thanks to our friends in the Sheffield tech community
