Humanitarian Language Toolkit: AI-Enabled Qualitative Engagement with Conflict Populations

Current humanitarian needs assessment approaches often require interviewers to convert complex responses into simplified quantitative data. More nuanced insights require the use of qualitative methods, but language barriers and lack of resources make proper transcription and translation almost impossible in conflict settings. As a result, operational decisions frequently fail to consider nuanced information about the specific needs and views of affected people - especially the most vulnerable.