Co-leading STEMtoto - a game design and research studio based across Boston, Dar es Salaam and Sydney that explores the impact of play on creative learning and leadership.

Pollicy believes in the power of data to revolutionize how governments deliver services to their citizens. We aim to digitally transform government services across Africa through an information-centric approach and craft better life experiences by harnessing improved data.

Supporting in the development of the Women's Safety Hub and in developing new policies, products and programs that better support the women who use Meta's apps.Read more here: https://about.fb.com/news/2021/06/partnering-with-experts-to-promote-womens-safety/

My research will focus on providing practical guidance for organizations interested in setting up data collaboratives, enhancing data stewardship and for strengthening ownership of their data.

The Practitioner Fellowship supports social sector leaders as they explore the challenges and opportunities facing civil society in the digital age. My research focused on digital extractivism in the global South.Read the full paper here: https://pollicy.org/digitalextractivism/

Supported the Commonwealth Secretariat to conduct an evidence-based study with a view to identifying how violence against women and girls is perpetrated in cyberspace across the Commonwealth; and the measures required to inform next steps in making cyberspace safe and secure for women and girls in Commonwealth member countries.

This body of research, led by RIA in partnership with CIS andOmidyarNetwork, intended to providea series of questions against which proposed or already-developed digital ID systems can be thoroughlyassessed by – among other things, adjusting the Evaluation Framework for Digital Identities (which CISdeveloped in an Indian context) to and for the African context. These questions informed the trade-offs that must be made while building and assessing digital ID systems to ensure that… Show more This body of research, led by RIA in partnership with CIS andOmidyarNetwork, intended to providea series of questions against which proposed or already-developed digital ID systems can be thoroughlyassessed by – among other things, adjusting the Evaluation Framework for Digital Identities (which CISdeveloped in an Indian context) to and for the African context. These questions informed the trade-offs that must be made while building and assessing digital ID systems to ensure that human rights are adequately protected.Access the research here: https://digitalid.design/ Show less

DefendDefenders is the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project. They seek to strengthen the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) throughout the region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights. My role was focused on two data-driven initiatives - DATA4Change and DOC-IT - which aimed to strengthen the data and documentation skills of civil society organizations working on human rights issues… Show more DefendDefenders is the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project. They seek to strengthen the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) throughout the region by reducing their vulnerability to the risk of persecution and by enhancing their capacity to effectively defend human rights. My role was focused on two data-driven initiatives - DATA4Change and DOC-IT - which aimed to strengthen the data and documentation skills of civil society organizations working on human rights issues through trainings, technical support and advisory services. Show less

VOTO's mission is to amplify the voice of the under-heard. We are a designed-in-Africa mobile platform specializing in voice surveys and messages that enables organizations to meaningfully engage with any person with a mobile phone at 10-times the engagement level of SMS methods. Since our launch, VOTO has been used by 550 organizations across 28 countries to reach over 3 million people. www.votomobile.org•Partnership development for promoting mobile engagement in the East African… Show more VOTO's mission is to amplify the voice of the under-heard. We are a designed-in-Africa mobile platform specializing in voice surveys and messages that enables organizations to meaningfully engage with any person with a mobile phone at 10-times the engagement level of SMS methods. Since our launch, VOTO has been used by 550 organizations across 28 countries to reach over 3 million people. www.votomobile.org•Partnership development for promoting mobile engagement in the East African region using SMS and IVR•Design and development of Mobile for Development programs in all sectors Show less

•Program management and business development in health, education and development projects throughout Africa and South America•Country Manager for Ghana and Zambia under the Connect4Change Consortium

• Work on a variety of health policy projects providing quantitative and qualitative research support including literature reviews, survey development, program evaluation and program management.• Research, evaluation, management and policy analysis on several projects related to health and technology, psychological health, health disparities, emergency preparedness, financial literacy and educational interventions.

• Conducted evaluation activities for a CDC funded initiative to engage faith and community-based networks in reaching vulnerable, at-risk, and minority populations to assure access to seasonal influenza prevention and treatment services.• Participated in evaluation planning and design of evaluation technical assistance training.• Supported technical assistance training and communication activities with the 10 participating sites.• Performed data and information gathering for… Show more • Conducted evaluation activities for a CDC funded initiative to engage faith and community-based networks in reaching vulnerable, at-risk, and minority populations to assure access to seasonal influenza prevention and treatment services.• Participated in evaluation planning and design of evaluation technical assistance training.• Supported technical assistance training and communication activities with the 10 participating sites.• Performed data and information gathering for compiling and analyzing project activities and outcomes.• Planned project end meeting for the sties, the CDC, and key stakeholders. Show less

• Managed a project that aims to understand how the conceptualization of pregnancy behaviors differs by race and class among a population-based sample of women in the state of Georgia• Conducted literature reviews on relevant material and constructed qualitative and quantitative databases as well as entered data • Conducted hospital interviews with mothers in delivery rooms at Dekalb Medical Atlanta Hospital and Medical Center in Decatur, GA and data analysis

• Designed and conducted an evaluation of the Home Management of Malaria program in Sierra Leone• Conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with mothers with children under five years of age to gain an understanding of malaria related knowledge and practices• Assessed the potential for improved access to care at the community level• Conducted workshops on EpiInfo for the Epidemiology Team at the country office

• Assisted Dr. Peter Brown in curriculum development, lesson planning and grading of a 150 student class• Conducted discussion groups with the students on past and contemporary health issues/debates

• Conducted research in a language lab under the guidance of Dr.William Levine• Ran participants in experiments on human cognition with special emphasis on language comprehension as well as entered and cleaned data from the experiments• Reviewed literature on language cognition and helped formulate material for upcoming experiments

•Operated the front desk of the health center during weekend. Tasks included checking in patients, scheduling appointments, communication with nurses and doctors and collecting insurance information.•Organization, filing and scanning of charts, serving as a link between patient and health care workers•Served as a member of the Student Health Advisory Committee to build a community and dialogue between students and the health center