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Localized Early Warning: Predicting Atrocities at the Subnational Level

Localized Early Warning: Predicting Atrocities at the Subnational Level

by The Sentinel Project | Mar 25, 2021 | Conferences, Early Warning, General News

Mass atrocities such as genocide are not spontaneous events but rather planned, intentional actions, which means that they are also predictable and preventable. This basic premise is a foundational principle of the Sentinel Project’s mission as we seek to assist...
The Sentinel Project joins call to take action against genocide of Uyghurs

The Sentinel Project joins call to take action against genocide of Uyghurs

by Drew Boyd | Jan 14, 2021 | Conferences, General News, Situations of Concern

Open Letter of Concern to Governments on Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Against Uyghurs in China January 14, 2021 We, the undersigned human rights and genocide prevention organizations, and individual practitioners, are deeply concerned over mounting evidence...
Burundi and the Eurosha Open Source Database Program

Burundi and the Eurosha Open Source Database Program

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...
Internationally Recognized Experts Join Sentinel Advisory Council

Internationally Recognized Experts Join Sentinel Advisory Council

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...
Satellite Imagery for Humanitarian Purposes

Satellite Imagery for Humanitarian Purposes

by Drew Boyd | Oct 14, 2014 | General News, Iran, Situations of Concern, Technology

Sentinel Project partners with Colorado-based non-profit Space United, allows supporters to directly contribute to ‘humanitarian aerospace’ goals. The public perception of satellite imagery often conjures up visions of high-tech military hardware or the cloak and...

The Future of Una Hakika

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...

Una Hakika: Insights from the Field

by John Green Otunga | Feb 7, 2014 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements

by John Green and Christine Mutisya After a long, eventful journey we finally reached the Tana Delta – Garsen town to be specific. As we are both from Nairobi, we experienced a drastic change in the climate, Garsen being very hot and dusty. The level of development,...

Una Hakika Baseline Survey: A Photo Essay

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...

The Tana Delta Peace Forum

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,...

Strategic Planning with iHub Research

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...

Una Hakika? Are You Sure?

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...

Taking our first steps in the Tana Delta

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...
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