by Adrian Gregorich | Nov 7, 2018 | General News, Kenya, Una Hakika
Last week we looked back at Una Hakika’s beginnings in an interview with the Sentinel Project’s executive director, Christopher Tuckwood. Continuing the reflective conversation, we now look to the future of the project and the universal applicability of the...
by Adrian Gregorich | Oct 31, 2018 | General News, Kenya, Una Hakika
This year we celebrated the Sentinel Project’s tenth anniversary and this has inspired lots of both looking back and looking ahead. In this first instalment of a two-part interview, executive director Christopher Tuckwood reflects on the early days of Una Hakika...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Oct 26, 2018 | Conferences, General News, Team Announcements, Technology
Do you speak multiple languages and want to help build a more hate-resistant world? If you answered “yes” then we need your help with improving our ability to monitor hate speech around the world. We need native speakers of various languages (see below) to...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Aug 8, 2018 | General News
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Sentinel Project’s official founding on 8 August 2008. The ten-year mark is definitely a notable milestone and a worthwhile occasion for a personal note as the organization’s executive director and one of its...
by Sealia Thévenau | Aug 4, 2018 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, General News, Kijiji Cha Amani, Situations of Concern
The Kijiji Cha Amani project’s community ambassadors face the risk of kidnap and violence while striving to reconcile communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rumours, so-called “fake news,” and scarce reliable information have created confusion and...
by Timothy Quinn | May 23, 2018 | General News, Technology
Sometimes we ask for donations. Today we just need your time. Five years ago, we helped launch Hatebase, a tool which NGOs like the Sentinel Project use to monitor incidents of hate speech. Hate speech is a quantifiable, well recognized step that can lead to mass...
by Adrian Gregorich | Feb 18, 2018 | General News, Technology
Humanitarian aerospace is one of the cutting-edge fields in which the Sentinel Project operates, through its subsidiary initiative Sarus Humanitarian Aerospace. Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and commonly called drones,...
by Adrian Gregorich | Feb 2, 2018 | General News, Open Positions
As a small organization with limited resources, volunteers have always been critical to the Sentinel Project’s growth. Talented people donating their time, skills, and energy are helping us reach a brighter future. – Christopher Tuckwood, Executive...
by John Green | Oct 25, 2017 | General News, Kenya, Technology, Una Hakika
Amani FM was established in Tana River County, Eastern Kenya, in the weeks prior to the 2017 August general elections. The key objective of this initiative was promoting peace and tolerance throughout the elections in a region historically known to have deeply divided...
by Adrian Gregorich | Oct 23, 2017 | General News, Technology
Sexual harassment exists everywhere in the world, but so does the determination to end it. HarassMap is an award-winning initiative in Egypt based on the idea that if more people start taking action when sexual harassment happens in their presence, we can end this...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Sep 9, 2017 | Conferences, General News, Kenya, Technology
Call for participation: The Sentinel Project has launched a new research project focused on the use of drones for development and humanitarianism in the Global South. We’re looking for people and organizations working with this technology around the world to...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Sep 4, 2017 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements, Technology, Una Hakika
The Una Hakika rumour management system has long been a core part of the Sentinel Project’s work in Kenya. Seeing the negative effects of false information led us to create this mobile phone-based information service but also highlighted the need for other types of...
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