by Adrian Gregorich | Feb 3, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements
Yesterday Sentinel Project team members working on the Una Hakika project here in Kenya traveled to the village of Kipao to conduct a baseline survey to gain insight into the community members’ sources of information and assess their response to harmful...
by Adrian Gregorich | Jan 31, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements
Yesterday members of the Sentinel Project were invited to the Tana Delta Peace Forum held in the Maridhiano Hall in Minjila village, outside of Garsen. The Peace Forum is held once a month and is attended by NGO and government representatives from around the area,...
by Sentinel Project | Jan 27, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements
This morning Canadian members of the Sentinel Project met with our new Kenyan staff members for a day-long orientation facilitated by our partners at iHub Research in Nairobi. iHub Research is a leader in technology research not only in Kenya but also all across...
by Sentinel Project | Jan 25, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements
Between August 2012 and January 2013, the Tana Delta area of eastern Kenya experienced a series of massacres between the Orma and Pokomo ethnic groups. The killings took the lives of an estimated 166 people and displaced tens of thousands from their homes. These...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Nov 29, 2013 | Kenya, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements
Earlier this week, we returned from our first visit to Kenya since initiating the Tana Delta Misinformation Project last month. Abhishek, John, and I made a brief planning visit to get things started and I want to share a quick update with everyone following our...
by Sentinel Project | Dec 12, 2012 | General News
The Rohingyas have been subjugated to mistreatment for years, but a recent wave of targeted ethnic violence towards the community has led to a humanitarian crisis in Rakhine. Since the unrest began in June, thousands of Rohingyas have been forcibly relocated to...
by Sentinel Project | Aug 28, 2012 | General News
Over 200 Kenyans have been killed in ethnic clashes since January, according to the head of Kenya’s Red Cross, warning the unrest follows patterns of violence seen ahead of previous elections. Kenya is gearing up for a general election in March, the first since...
