by John Green Otunga | Aug 17, 2015 | Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika
The question of the role of rumours in conflict begs an understanding into their construction, channels of distribution, their velocity, and their believability in the minds of local communities. True to any multi-ethnic community in Kenya, rumours are key in...
by Steven Kiersons, MA | Jun 7, 2015 | Burma, Situations of Concern
At the very end of April 2015, an unspecified number Rohingya Muslims, members of what many have called the “world’s most persecuted people,” began to receive disturbing text messages on their mobile phones. The messages implied that if their home...
by John Green Otunga | Jun 1, 2015 | Conferences, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika
An interview with Una Hakika community ambassador Kode Komora What are the lasting effects of violence in the Tana Delta? I think that ethnic hatred has led to unfair job distribution, based on which tribe is in power. Unstable political development agendas...
by Christine Mutisya | Apr 28, 2015 | Conferences, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements, Technology, Una Hakika
The Una Hakika forum was held on 14th April at iHub in Nairobi. The forum’s intent was to inform stakeholders of Una Hakika’s one year journey from its birth and implementation to challenges faced and future plans. One year down the road we have covered 16 villages,...
by Adrian Gregorich | Apr 17, 2015 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Technology, Una Hakika
An interview with the Sentinel Project’s Director of Operations Drew Boyd. We’re used to hearing about drones as agents of death, that since their inception they have often been used for the purpose of violence. Why should people be convinced otherwise? Technology has...
by Adrian Gregorich | Apr 8, 2015 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika
An interview with Una Hakika Project Coordinator John Green How has Una Hakika grown in the last year? Looking back at the progression of Una Hakika from a simple idea of reporting incendiary rumours in Tana Delta to a full-fledged violence prevention project is a...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Apr 1, 2015 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Technology, Una Hakika
One of my goals during our latest visit to the Tana Delta was to take a break from our usual routine of meetings, village visits, training sessions, and long hours on the road in order to simply observe Una Hakika in action. It seemed like a great opportunity to watch...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Mar 31, 2015 | Conferences, General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements, Technology, Una Hakika
Is there a relationship between peace, conflict, technology, and misinformation? If so, how does this relationship work and what can we do to create healthier, more stable societies by responsively making accurate information readily available to citizens?...
by Drew Boyd | Feb 11, 2015 | Burma, Conferences, General News, Iran, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Situations of Concern, Sri Lanka, Technology
Sentinel CTS to be used for violence monitoring and tracking of emerging conflicts The Sentinel Conflict Tracking System is a data visualization platform that displays global conflicts being tracked by the Sentinel Project. The platform presents an interactive display...
by Drew Boyd | Feb 10, 2015 | Burma, Conferences, General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Technology, Una Hakika
The Sentinel Project is pleased to announce the expansion of our advisory board. Patrick Meier is the Director of Social Innovation at Qatar Computing Research Institute and a luminary and leader in the application of new technologies for crisis-mapping, early...
by Drew Boyd | Jan 30, 2015 | General News, Kenya, Technology, Una Hakika
This Sentinel Focus feature highlights John Otunga, Project Co-ordinator for The Sentinel Project’s (https://thesentinelproject.org/) Una Hakika initiative. Una Hakika (Swahili for ‘Are you sure?’) is a program launched in 2013 to use...
by Drew Boyd | Jan 8, 2015 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Technology, Una Hakika
This Sentinel Focus feature highlights Christine Mutisya, Project Co-ordinator for The Sentinel Project’s Una Hakika initiative. Una Hakika (Swahili for ‘Are you sure?’) is a program launched in 2013 to use telecommunications in Kenya’s...
