by Drew Boyd | Aug 10, 2015 | General News, Technology
Article Contributed by Ines Zebdi What is Eurosha ? Eurosha is a European project launched to develop the techniques of Open Source Database and collaborative cartography for humanitarian purposes, using in particular the Open Street Map and Sahana tools. Sahana is a...
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 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 | Dec 8, 2014 | Donations, General News, Technology
The Sentinel Project has officially launched its Sentinel Gift feature. This holiday season you can do your gift shopping and support the Sentinel Project at the same time. Our gift catalog offers items you won’t find in any store. Early warning drones,...
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 | Aug 19, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Una Hakika
During a baseline survey conducted by The Sentinel Project to determine the access to and use of technology in the Tana Delta area, respondents were asked if they were interested in joining future violence prevention efforts through Una Hakika. In May-June 2014 The...
by Christine Mutisya | Jul 24, 2014 | Kenya, Una Hakika
By John Green and Christine Mutisya During our second field visit to the Tana Delta our team’s focus was sensitizing the community to the objectives of Una Hakika through the training of volunteer community ambassadors. Community ambassadors serve as representatives...
by Adrian Gregorich | Jun 10, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements, Una Hakika
In this interview Una Hakika community ambassador Kode Komora discusses his involvement with the project and his hopes for his community: How did you first hear about Una Hakika? I first heard about Una Hakika when I met John Green. Our youth group (Delta VCEZ Youth...
by Adrian Gregorich | Jun 2, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements, Una Hakika
During our Una Hakika community ambassador training sessions we hold a discussion entitled “Why Peace?” in which participants explain what the peace building process means to them. These are some their responses:
by John Green Otunga | Apr 16, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika
March was a momentous month for the people of Garsen, home to The Sentinel Project’s Una Haikika violence-prevention initiative in the Tana Delta area of Kenya, with many high-profile political events taking place here. Interestingly, during SP’s surveys...
by Adrian Gregorich | Feb 14, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements
In this interview Drew Boyd, the Sentinel Project’s Kenya Situation of Concern Team Lead, weighs in on rumour-spreading in the Tana Delta, emerging trends in our field research and aspirations for the future of Una Hakika. What were your expectations for the Una...
