PeaceTech

Neem is an Android and Web digital platform that gives communities control over documenting and exploring their cultural heritage. The APP enables people to record, define, manage and explore their heritage. Bespoke admin panels give partners full control to set up and run campaigns. In development and looking to expand partnerships.

Cineboda - from ‘boda’ meaning East African motorbike taxi - is an off-grid motorbike cinema enabling sustained low-cost information dissemination and dialogue in remote locations. With precision build, we have used Cineboda to fill peacebuilding and communications gaps. Recently featured at the ICT4D Conference in Ghana.

I was proud to help pioneer the use of VR for Advocacy, for example conceiving and leading Amnesty International's first Virtual Reality Advocacy Campaign. This took senior officials at the United Nations Headquarters and the African Union Human Rights Commission to the otherwise cut-off Nuba Mountains. Together with Ben Pygall, we delivered experiences for a range of clients.

This sensitive project was an off-the-record attempt to share testimony from conflict zones with the wider population in Sudan, as well as specific military and political targets. We worked with human rights monitors in conflict zones to collect testimony - especially from Grandmothers - and we widely disseminated these directly to millions of Sudanese through SMS, IVR, and social channels.

The Migration Monitor was an APP-based solution provided by Transformedia to enable clients to collect data on seasonal migration. This facilitated a baseline and helped clients determine the impact of changes in migration policy on environmental, political, security, and community factors. The solution was delivered on a waterproof, rugged mobile device.

I have delivered websites and online training platforms for a range of projects. These include the FCDO supported Conflict Sensitivity Facilities in Sudan and South Sudan, the Norweigan Refugee Council’s Humanitarian Project and online presence for various UK parliamentary groups . Alongside I have provided strategic communications support.