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Congolese community workers viewed with suspicion by militants

by sen_admin | Aug 4, 2018 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, General News, Kijiji Cha Amani, Situations of Concern

Congolese community workers viewed with suspicion by militants

The Kijiji Cha Amani project’s community ambassadors face the risk of kidnap and violence while striving to reconcile communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rumours, so-called “fake news,” and scarce reliable information have created confusion and mistrust in the region, driving...

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Sentinel Project In Iraq

by sen_admin | Jul 12, 2017 | General News, Situations of Concern, Technology

Sentinel Project In Iraq

The Sentinel Project has begun operations in Northern Iraq, focusing on violence prevention and mitigation efforts, addressing urgent humanitarian needs, and documenting the crimes perpetrated by armed actors in the region. A Sentinel team is on the ground to develop the programming in...

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by sen_admin | May 23, 2017 | Donations, General News, Situations of Concern, Technology, Una Hakika

Help Make Humanitarian Drones a Reality

In 2014, the Sentinel Project launched “Sarus,” its humanitarian aerospace initiative, with plans to deploy “humanitarian drones” in conflict zones around the world. Humanitarian aerospace is one of the cutting edge fields in which the Sentinel Project operates and we now asks for your help...

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Peace and Technology in Myanmar’s Royal City

by sen_admin | Apr 10, 2017 | Burma, General News, Situations of Concern, Technology

Peace and Technology in Myanmar’s Royal City

Since 2015, the Sentinel Project has partnered with Burmese organizations to implement direct co-operation programs with at-risk communities.  One such initiative is Peaceful Truth, an effort to combat extremism and prevent the outbreak of violence in the city of Mandalay using new methods of...

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The Gift of Certainty

by sen_admin | Apr 3, 2017 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika

The Gift of Certainty

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. The violence impacted both the local...

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Myanmar’s State of (Mis)Information

by sen_admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Burma, General News, Situations of Concern, Technology, Una Hakika

Myanmar’s State of (Mis)Information

The Sentinel Project recently completed a study of information and misinformation in the Mandalay region of Myanmar as part of setting up our Peaceful Truth project. This project grew out of our successful Una Hakika initiative in Kenya, which has demonstrated the value of engaging communities to...

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Una Hakika Named as Finalist in Prestigious Fuller Challenge

by sen_admin | Aug 24, 2016 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements, Technology, Una Hakika

Una Hakika Named as Finalist in Prestigious Fuller Challenge

The Buckminster Fuller Institute has named The Sentinel Project’s Una Hakika initiative as one of its finalists in the 2016 Fuller Challenge. Now in its 9th cycle, the Fuller Challenge remains the only prize program specifically working to identify, catalyze, and celebrate projects that...

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The Sentinel Project Testifies to Parliamentarians on Assisting Vulnerable Peoples

by sen_admin | Jul 22, 2016 | Conferences, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements

The Sentinel Project Testifies to Parliamentarians on Assisting Vulnerable Peoples

On Wednesday morning the Sentinel Project, represented by Director of Operations Drew Boyd, provided expert testimony to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on how Canada can assist vulnerable minorities threatened by mass atrocities. Last month, Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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Report: Una Hakika Phase 1 Results

by sen_admin | Dec 21, 2015 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements, Technology, Una Hakika

Report: Una Hakika Phase 1 Results

After two years of operating the Una Hakika information service, we are ready share our research findings is the “Una Hakika: Mapping and Countering the Flow of Misinformation in Kenya’s Tana Delta” released today. When our team first visited this part of Kenya that was deeply impacted by...

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Securing the Delta: An Analysis of Rumour Propagation in Tana Delta

by sen_admin | Dec 1, 2015 | General News, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika

Securing the Delta: An Analysis of Rumour Propagation in Tana Delta

Numerous explanations have been proposed for the spread of misinformation in the world. The most common of these rumours are inaccurate or incomplete information or for vested interest. Kenya’s Tana Delta is a region rife with rumours and in the past two years Una Hakika has been mapping and...

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Violence Prevention From the Ground Up

by sen_admin | Sep 30, 2015 | Conferences, Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika

Violence Prevention From the Ground Up

An interview with Drew Boyd, Director of Operations at the Sentinel Project How has Una Hakika worked with authorities to prevent the spread of rumours that may lead to violence? Drew: Una Hakika set out from the very beginning to plug into as many different and varied groups as possible and local...

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by sen_admin | Aug 17, 2015 | Kenya, Situations of Concern, Una Hakika

The Practice of Dispelling Rumours in Tana Delta

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 determining peace and stability. Tana...

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