Middle East and North Africa
Education · Palestine
How Gaza's universities keep teaching, and an offline AI idea for blackouts
With most campuses damaged or destroyed, Gaza's universities moved classes online and into temporary learning spaces. Al-Aqsa University has also proposed an offline AI tutor on solar-powered mini servers, a design still looking for partners.
Health · Lebanon, Jordan
A WhatsApp chatbot from Beirut helps people find health answers from trusted sources
HIBA answers everyday health questions by text or voice note, in 28 languages, using only curated WHO, IFRC and UNICEF material, and it will not diagnose. It was offered in Lebanon's displacement centers during the 2024 war and is still a small pilot with no independent results.