# Simple, effective tech to connect communities in crisis

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@WellsFargo
- Speaker: Johanna Figueira
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_figueira_simple_effective_tech_to_connect_communities_in_crisis)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The world is more connected than ever, but some communities are still cut off from vital resources like electricity and health care. In this solution-oriented talk, activist Johanna Figueira discusses her work with Code for Venezuela -- a platform that gathers technologists to address Venezuela's needs for information and medical supplies -- and shares ideas for how it could be used as a model to help other communities in need.

## Lectures

1. [Simple, effective tech to connect communities in crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/johanna_figueira_simple_effective_tech_to_connect_communities_in_crisis/3487f6236307), 10 min (TED's player)