{"id":3626,"date":"2020-04-08T20:09:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T02:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pxdev3.com\/IFRC2022\/?page_id=3626"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:54:46","slug":"english-about-sokoni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/volunteeringredcross.org\/en\/english-about-sokoni\/","title":{"rendered":"About SOKONI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3626\" class=\"elementor elementor-3626\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f667058 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f667058\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46b6266\" data-id=\"46b6266\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b9740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5b9740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About SOKONI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-022607c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"022607c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fbdcbb\" data-id=\"8fbdcbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcf310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bcf310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to SOKONI*<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f07b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f07b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis global space allows <strong>Red Cross and Red Crescent<\/strong> volunteers and staff to discuss in forums; share experiences and National Societies-developed approaches; reflect on lessons learned; post questions, and access existing official guidelines and tools from existing IFRC websites.\n\nThe forums are a virtual space to help build a strong community of <strong>Red Cross and Red Crescent Volunteers<\/strong> by fostering discussion and sharing best practices around the COVID-19 emergency response. This approach enables in-depth discussion and experiences sharing on specific topics, while at the same time guaranteeing the monitoring of the contents of the discussion and documents posted through thematic moderators.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ae51a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"50ae51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db65db3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db65db3\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcc57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edcc57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The main features of SOKONI are:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6309bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6309bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/volunteeringredcross.org\/en\/foros\/\">Forums<\/a> of discussion on thematic COVID-19 related issues moderated by experts in the different thematic areas, automatically translated into a large variety of different languages.<\/li>\n \t<li>Space with <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteeringredcross.org\/en\/english-landing-page-resources\/\">resources<\/a> to existing validated IFRC documents on thematic issues. These links will automatically access latest versions of documents from the IFRC GO platform, the IFRC extranet FedNet, and link to the GDPC \u2013 IFRC Business Continuity Plan Help Desk, and others.<\/li>\n \t<li>Space to share documents directly uploaded by NSs representatives on thematic items treated in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/volunteeringredcross.org\/en\/foros\/\">forums<\/a>: lessons learned, approaches, experiences.<\/li>\n \t<li>Online map &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteeringredcross.org\/en\/voluntarios-en-accion\/?cat_proyectos%5B%5D=agua&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=alojamiento-provisional-y-de-emergencia&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=forjar-una-cultura-de-no-violencia-y-paz&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=inclusion-social&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=medios-de-vida&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=migracion&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=otro&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=reduccion-del-riesgo-de-desastres&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=salud&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=saneamiento-e-higiene&amp;cat_proyectos%5B%5D=covid19\">Volunteers in Actions<\/a>. Volunteers and NSs can share their activities and place them in the world map in real time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c40110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c40110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02130b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"02130b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3bce0c\" data-id=\"e3bce0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b697dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b697dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f2a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f2a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis special <span class=\"notranslate\">\u201c<strong>SOKONI<\/strong>\u201d<\/span> webspace will serve as the primary public website and marketplace where the <strong>Red Cross Red Crescent Movement<\/strong> can access and interact on all matters related to <strong>COVID-19<\/strong>. This website is embedded in the <strong>Volunteering Development Platform<\/strong> (VODPLA) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteeringredcross.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.volunteeringredcross.org<\/a>, which was created by the Americas Regional Office, through Volunteering and Youth Unit to support the priorities and needs of volunteers and NSs in the Americas.\n\nThanks for your support and contribution to this initiative.\n\nFor any questions about SOKONI: <a href=\"mailto:support.sokoni@ifrc.org\">support.sokoni@ifrc.org<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69447b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69447b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02322c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"02322c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea06cb1\" data-id=\"ea06cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983d86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"983d86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4617aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4617aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<blockquote>*<span class=\"notranslate\"><strong>SOKONI<\/strong><\/span> is a Swahili word for \u2018marketplace\u2019. In most cultures, the marketplace is a space to connect, to share, to exert curiosity and look for novelty, to get to meet others, communicate, test ideas, and listen to the cacophony of sellers, buyers and passers-by. <strong>SOKONI<\/strong> is such place to share ideas, in order to improve our response to COVID-19.<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9272de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9272de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About SOKONI Welcome to SOKONI* This global space allows Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff to discuss in forums; share experiences and National Societies-developed approaches; reflect on lessons learned; post questions, and access existing official guidelines and tools from existing IFRC websites. 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