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Veteran-run system of identity for refugees #32

Open christyleos opened 7 years ago

christyleos commented 7 years ago

Veterans relate to this crisis in two ways. First, they fought and were wounded, physically and emotionally, in the conflicts that in part added to the refugee crisis. Second, they above all citizens have shown a commitment to service and to the maintenance of security for our own society.

If you put these two things together - a sense of connectedness to the crisis and a sense of duty - veterans would seem to be the ideal group to establish a system of identity for the displaced population.

JeffL-T commented 7 years ago

The BIG IDEA is that veterans with counterinsurgency skills can contribute to national security and global commerce by using online, mobile, and AI technology resources to help displaced persons prove their identity and secure sustainable employment.

christyleos commented 7 years ago

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DcYuVJFhYcyHFZia4L_xdZrXd_Yh5b3BXMRq1pSY0NY/edit

this is the project plan

wordyallen commented 7 years ago

@JeffL-T can you give some examples of

counterinsurgency skills

?

JeffL-T commented 7 years ago

Hi wordyallen,

Primarily information collection, but also skills involved in promoting secure relationships, adapting to host nation cultures, operating agility within foreign environments, employing ethics, building trust, and humane treatment of populations.

havengoer commented 7 years ago

Just throwing the idea of just utilizing an already existing platform: www.linkedin.com for the issue of vetting and trusting sources.

If the main goal is that "displaced persons prove their identity and secure sustainable employment"-- then Linkedin already have those functions that would list the displaced person's skills and previous employment. They also have a feature where a social worker or a veteran can give a testimony that they've worked with that person.

Here's an example of that "skills endorsement" feature: Screenshot

And if you think the veterans and the displaced people can work on Linkedin's environment, then the only issue would be how to connect those parties together.

christyleos commented 7 years ago

Project description and system outline can be found here.