IACCR Meeting 410: Protect Homeless from COVID19 and Empower Volunteers with Internet, Key Takeaways

The third international online discussion forum on community response to COVID-19 virus was held online on April 10th from 14:00 to 16:30, which themed by the "Corresponding to COVID-19 Information and Technology Exchange Conference", focusing on helping homeless and using Internet to empower volunteers.

The participants come from Mainland China, Chinese Taiwan, Japan, Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Myanmar, Mexico and Malaysia. Local members from different countries reported their conditions and challenges of COVID-19 prevention in local communities and shared their experiences on how to deal with these problems.

In the first part, Technical Seminar, the speakers shared China's experience and technology in response to the COVID-19, especially for the homeless.

— Zhu Cong, director of the Changsha Diyi social service center, shared the experience on how to help the homeless gain a livelihood during the pandemic outbreak.

— Fu Guodong, Coordinator of the CEER and Chairman of the Beijing HAN DAWN Technology Co., Ltd, shared the service experiences on how Internet enables social power to effectively coordinate for the common good.

In the second part, Flower Chen co-hosted a heated discussion on several questions from participants, including who coined “CHEER UP WUHAN”, what was the response of the citizens to it, and any problem in terms of protecting personal information during the use of IT tools and did you find a solution.

In the third part, Myint Naing, the program associate from Myanmar Center for Responsible Business, Chong Khai Lin, the lecturer and researcher from Northern University of Malaysia, and Gento Goto from Tokyo, Japan delivered their reflections on the presentation. Then participants shared the latest information about the problems and challenges they met and the situation in their country. Additionally, Chinese experts answered questions one by one and rendered recommendations to fight against the COVID-19.

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Myint Naing Kyaw, Programme Associate, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business

I would like to introduce myself. My Name is Myint Naing Kyaw. I am also Persons with Disabilities. First, I would like to introduce our organization! http://dpdomyanmar.org/ and our activities related prevention of COVID 19, just for alarm, for 200 persons with disabilities at Hlaing Tha Yar, Shwe Pyi Thar and Hmabi Townships in Yangon Division on 6th April. http://dpdomyanmar.org/distribution-hygiene-kits-related-covid19-to-200-persons-with-disabilities/

Tomohide Atsumi, Professor, Osaka University

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