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Refugee Social Apps

The Welcome! App for Refugees Translates So Locals and Newcomers Can Connect

— April 20, 2016 — Tech
Applauded by the Northern Europe chapter of the UNHCR, this social app for refugees helps newcomers to Sweden connect with locals and start rebuilding their lives by integrating themselves into a new community. Swedish social app Welcome! translates in real time, effectively addressing the language barrier between new friends. This would be helpful in a number of countries as states around the globe deal with the ongoing refugee crisis.

The Welcome! app helps refugees and recent immigrants connect with locals so they can learn about their new home. Compatible with iOS and Android devices, the app for refugees allows users to reach out by posing or answering a question. Locals can post activities and events new arrivers can participate in. Welcome! also has a chat feature, which uses Bing-powered auto-translate to communicate in real-time.
Trend Themes
1. Refugee Integration Apps - The development of social apps that help refugees connect with locals and integrate themselves into new communities is a growing trend with enormous potential to address the ongoing refugee crisis.
2. Real-time Translation Apps - Real-time translation apps like Welcome! are becoming increasingly important as globalization and the need to communicate across cultures continues to grow.
3. Community Building Apps - The rise of community building apps like Welcome! that aim to connect people and build relationships has the potential to reshape how we engage with and integrate into new communities.
Industry Implications
1. Social Networking - The development of social apps like Welcome! creates new opportunities for the social networking industry to leverage technology in support of humanitarian causes.
2. Mobile App Development - Mobile app developers have a major opportunity to create real-time translation and community building apps that can be used in a variety of contexts.
3. Language Translation - As real-time translation services become more sophisticated, there is growing potential for them to be integrated into a wide variety of products and services, from social apps like Welcome! to e-commerce platforms.
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