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https://openai.com/daybreakActive

Daybreak for Frontline Defenders

Daybreak for Frontline Defenders is OpenAI's $1B initiative subsidizing AI cyber-defense tools, training, and support for under-resourced defenders of essential services, water, power, local government, community banks, with a US public-sector pilot via MS-ISAC.

2026
Adjacent Fields, Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Building in the private sector, Build something, Civic teams at tech companies, Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Emerging tech, Govtech, Learn to build, Supporting public sector from outside government, Tech for public challenges, The People, The Tech
https://www.halex.co.jpActive

HalexDream!

Providing weather, earthquake, disaster prevention and lifestyle-related information as well as consultation on its usage.

Saitama, Japan
Dashboards, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Environmental data, Smart Cities and sensors
https://www.dreampossibility.com/whatwedo/project/food-supportActive

Dream Possibility (D×P)

Supporting youth in financial hardship through LINE consultations and food assistance, including food and cash distributions via LINE

Japan
Access social benefits, Direct aid, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Mutual aid
https://aict.or.jpActive

AiCT Consortium Digital Disaster Prevention Service

AiCT Consortium digital disaster service providing alerts, evacuation instructions, hazard maps, and safety confirmation to strengthen regional disaster preparedness

Aizuwakamatsu City, Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵
Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Smart Cities and sensors, State and regional government technology
https://www.city.takayama.lg.jpActive

Takayama Mobile Clinic Pilot

Pilot of medical MaaS (Meditech as a Service) mobile clinic in Takayama, Gifu, using an online questionnaire system for remote diagnosis.

Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Service delivery, Smart Cities and sensors
https://dashchat.orgActiveOpen-source

Dash Chat

Secure messaging that keeps working when the internet doesn't.

Chat and messaging, Circumvention tech, Digital security and privacy, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Internet shutdowns, Mesh networks
https://kahuola.orgActiveOpen-source

Kahu Ola

Hawaiʻi civic hazard intelligence platform aggregating real-time wildfire, air quality, weather, and volcanic data from NASA, NOAA, NWS, EPA, and PacIOOS.

Hawaii
2026
Dashboards, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Vibecoded
https://sachet.ndma.gov.inActive

National Disaster Alert Portal (SACHET)

The system has been extensively utilized by disaster management authorities, enabling the dissemination of over 134 billion SMS alerts, till date, in more than 19 Indian languages during natural disasters, weather warnings, and cyclonic events.

India
2026
Communicating with the people, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Govtech, Service alerts
https://taipovigil.hkActive

Wang Fuk Court Relief Documentation

Independent documentation of relief contributions for families affected by the Wang Fuk Court incident.

Hong Kong
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Watchdogging and transparency, Watchdogging philanthropy