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 Christopher Tuckwood | Feb 18, 2015 | General News, Team Announcements, Una Hakika
In the course of our atrocity prevention work here at the Sentinel Project, we’ve built up a body of knowledge that applies to many different fields. This includes crisis mapping, security, and unmanned aerial vehicles but our greatest area of expertise is in...
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...
by Christine Mutisya | Dec 2, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Technology, Una Hakika
Getting Direct Feedback Over the past two weeks a Sentinel Project team has been in Kenya’s Tana Delta conducting focus groups in the various villages in which our Una Hakika initiative has been implemented. The free information service seeks to counteract...
by Drew Boyd | Nov 18, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Technology, Technology Roles, Una Hakika
Writings on the subject of practical unmanned aerial system (UAS) applications in the humanitarian field have exploded in recent years, but actual, real-world applications have lagged far behind in large part because of unanswered questions about their use. What the...
by Adrian Gregorich | Sep 23, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Una Hakika
“On August 22nd 2012, the Pokomos came to Reketa village and they killed 56 people. That morning I was in Dide Waride, and we tried to go and save our people in Rekata. When we came to Reketa we had seen 56 people dead. All of them speared, and some of them were cut...
by Adrian Gregorich | Sep 16, 2014 | Kenya, Una Hakika
Can you tell us about your typical day as a coordinator for the Una Hakika project? Its my custom to begin my day by thanking God, knowing well that each day is another opportunity given to take my life a notch closer to my goals. I’m encouraged each day knowing that...
