Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

FurzAid


Animal Rescue App

Description

Our mission
Is to arm every animal lover, sanctuary, organisation and volunteer with the tools needed to make a difference for animals in need. With the FurzAid Animal Rescue App, you can easily bring assistance to any stray, lost, injured or ill animal that you find, anywhere in the world.

Let’s face it, everyone has that story of the stray or injured animal that they came across and wished they could do something. And yet, it’s often not that simple. Many people face the same barriers when it comes to animal rescue: they don’t know who to contact and what to search for; they don’t know how much this is going to cost them in terms of time and money; they often perceive the problem as too difficult, look the other way and try to move on from that unpleasant experience. Facing the same difficulties over and over again, we’ve decided to create a tool that evaporates all of the obstacles mentioned above along with many others. We are developing an app that empowers you to take action in less than 30 seconds, using only your phone. There is no other platform anywhere in the world that provides quick access, connectivity and assistance, with such broad scope but also with a simple and streamlined user experience.

Who is the App developed for:
The application is designed to assist both people who want to help animals in need, and organizations, vets and volunteers that have the resources to come to their aid.

How does it work:
In case you stumble upon an injured animal or lose your beloved family pet, with our app all you have to do is capture (or upload) a photo with your phone, add a location tag and post the rescue. FurzAid will take it from there. We will reach out to those in location that can bring the best assistance to the animal you’ve found or help with your lost pet.

Project website

https://furzaid.com/app/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C7. E-health 2019
  • AL C7. E-environment
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Global digital compact (GDC) objectives related to this project None

Coverage
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Burundi
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bangladesh
  • Bahamas
  • Bhutan
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Burkina Faso
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Central African Republic
  • Canada
  • Czech Republic
  • Chad (Republic of)
  • Chile
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cape Verde (Republic of)
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia (Republic of the)
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Ireland
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Liberia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Marshall Islands
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Republic of North Macedonia
  • Maldives
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)
  • Mali
  • Malawi
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro (Republic of)
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal (Republic of)
  • Niger
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Congo
  • Qatar
  • Korea (Rep. of)
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • San Marino
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somali (Democratic Republic)
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • South Sudan
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Slovenia
  • Kingdom of Eswatini
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye (Republic of)
  • Tuvalu
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • Ukraine
  • Russian Federation
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Uruguay
  • United States of America
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Viet Nam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Status

Completed

Start date

October 2018

End date

August 2020


WSIS values promotion

It uses ICTs to create an app which would help to locate/rescue animals


Entity name

FurzAid

Entity country—type

United Kingdom Private Sector

Entity website

https://furzaid.com