Filipino students develop flood-rescue app with Zayed Sustainability Prize funding

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Filipino students received funding for a flood-rescue app designed to help people stranded during disasters. The app, Salbavida, allows users to send distress signals with GPS locations directly to emergency responders, addressing a critical gap in communication during emergencies. The Zayed Sustainability Prize is expanding its support to 22 finalists, including the Salbavida app, to accelerate promising sustainability projects.


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