Lena Arkawi is a Syrian American activist and communications expert in New York. For over a decade, Lena worked with Syrian-focused NGOs to promote gender equality, youth empowerment, and humanitarian assistance. Working at the intersection of public relations and advocacy, Lena created and managed several campaigns to raise awareness and funds for the Syrian crisis. While working as the Campaign Manager and Spokesperson for the American Relief Coalition for Syria, Lena noticed the challenges that citizen journalists experienced while reporting human rights violations and war crimes in Aleppo, Syria. For the next few years, Lena was dedicated to identifying solutions that would promote justice and accountability for victims.In 2021, Lena founded Sourceable, an online platform and mobile application empowering citizen journalists to document, verify, archive, and share critical news with media, human rights groups, and NGOs in real-time. Today, Lena is focused on growing Sourceable globally, particularly in areas of conflict and crisis to help shed light on human rights abuses, humanitarian crises, and human-interest stories. Through Sourceable, Lena aims to help the media, journalism, and truth-telling industries with verifiable news in real-time.Lena received her Master’s in International Affairs with a concentration in Human Rights and specializing in Technology, Media, and Communication from Columbia University in May of 2022.