The woman who built an 'aidbot' for displaced people in Lebanon
11 January 2025 Share Save Reha Kansara Reporter, BBC Trending Share Save
Caroline Bazzi/Jinha Agency Hania coded a chatbot to use on WhatsApp that helps displaced people in Lebanon
Last autumn Hania Zaatari, a mechanical engineer who works for Lebanon's Ministry of Industry put her skills to use as war in the country raged on. Hailing from Sidon, South Lebanon, she created a chatbot on WhatsApp that simplified access to much-needed aid. "They lost their houses, their savings, their work, everything they had built," Hania says, referring to those forced from their homes by war.
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