Innovation Manager @KenyaRedCross. Proud Mom of one daughter, Award winning Emcee,Environmentalist! |Views expressed are my own| #innovation #humanitarian
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined July 2014
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Our 2nd humanitarian innovation Hub to empower youth of Mombasa! A project that is close to our hearts.
I.O.Me001 Hub. Social space, innovative solutions, resilient communities, empowered youth.
Project funded by @FranceinKenya
Initiative of @KenyaRedCross and @CroixRouge
Steps towards the dream becoming a reality!
Partnerships and collaborations. 🙏
On Friday, Kenya Red Cross, through its innovation lab @IOMe254, signed a partnership agreement with @PlasticOdyssey to establish a waste upcycling and prototyping workshop in Mombasa.
The agreement, signed by Dr. Ahmed Idris and Simon Bernard, will create opportunities for communities to transform plastic waste into useful products and incubate enterprises.
The event was graced by the Governor of Mombasa County H.E @A_S_Nassir, the Ambassador of France to Kenya H.E. @Arnaud_Suquet and PS @Profshaukat.
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@CroixRouge and @KenyaRedCross partner up once again, for the second cohort of WSEI!
Apply now, as stand a chance for the 6 month incubation program!
Are you a female entrepreneur in the blue and Green economy❓❓
Do you want to increase your profits and revenue 💰💰
@icha_krc @KenyaRedCross
#WSEI #KRCSat60
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Looking forward to speaking about @KenyaRedCross @icha_krc @iome254 and Women Social Entrepreneurship Institute!
🚀 Changer le monde localement : Comment l'innovation sociale et les technologies à impact transforment les sociétés pour un avenir durable en Provence et en Afrique, c'est tout de suite sur le #MainStage de #EV2024 ! 🤝
💡Cette session met en lumière des initiatives sociales et technologiques qui, grâce à l'innovation, impactent positivement les territoires en Provence et en Afrique. Les intervenants partageront des exemples concrets de projets transformateurs et inclusifs. Ils montreront comment les technologies à impact peuvent renforcer le tissu social et créer un avenir plus durable.
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An interesting conversation around circular economy and role of design in textiles industry! Let’s get the design right before production to reduce waste.
#makerspaces meetup in Capetown
@iome254 @icha_krc
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I’m a strong supporter of sustainable solutions especially when it helps the environment and women!
We get to achieve this with @TogetherForBet5
Looking forward to more impactful work together!
@iome254 @icha_krc
Thrilled to announce our MOU with @redcross_KENYA ! Together, we’ll make a lasting impact in our communities! Looking forward to this journey! #TogetherForBetter #RedCrossKenya #PartnershipForChange #StrongerTogether
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We need to borrow from traditional practices, integrate modern technologies in our line of work. If we don’t, our ground will continue to crack, leaving 2 groups, 1 with traditional methods and 1 with tech enabled methods. This cannot be sustainable for humanitarian sector.
🚀It's day 3 at #PwaniInnovationWeek and we're diving into the future of humanitarian aid! The focus is on how cutting-edge technology can revolutionize our response strategies.
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When innovators switch between solutions and products, they miss out on the growth aspect. They loose sustainability and unable to scale, hence not entirely successful.
To commercialize, they need to focus fully on that ONE product.
#PIW2024 @iome254 @icha_krc @KenyaRedCross
Priyanka Patel, Innovation Manager at @KenyaRedCross emphasized: "Innovators who aspire to create a lasting impact should aim to commercialize at least one product that can sustain them for a decade or more. Discover your path to resilience." 🌍💡
Come visit @iome254 at the @swahilipothub @pwaniinnovation
There’s 3D workshops, machine learning sessions, interaction with AI enabled hardware solutions, meeting innovators!
#PIW2024 #piw #mombasa
@KenyaRedCross @icha_krc
A solution that was piloted by @icha_krc , now being scaled with @KenyaRedCross. Perfect example of successful pilots and how solutions grow into programs, supporting humanitarian operations.
The innovation unit focuses on such pilots to develop learnings & successful iterations.
Working closely with the Netherlands Red Cross’ data and digital initiative, 510, the Kenya Red Cross Society enhanced cash assistance delivery through the innovative 121 Digital Platform.
Over 8,000 households in Turkana, Baringo, and West Pokot received aid more efficiently and transparently during the USAID/BHA-funded drought response in the FY2023.
The 121 Platform ensures safer, faster, and more accountable cash transfers, maintaining the integrity of our assistance efforts.
Medics are #NotATarget
Stop!!!
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• enda tutaua wengine wengi • FULL CLIP
For context, a couple of minutes before, I’d seen a cop hurl teargas into the Holy Family Basilica parking lot where the medics had set up their tent. Did not make sense to me because I could see protestors at the exit gate of the church, so ideally that tear gas should have been lobbed at them. But this was almost directly towards the tent. I tried making my way round to go see what was happening there, and I saw her coming out of the gate, coughing, headed straight at the cops. Intuition screamed to follow her…and my heart broke with every second of this dialogue.
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Medics and aid providers are #NotATarget
#NotATarget
Red Cross has ALWAYS been at the forefront of EVERY emergency. Staff and volunteers dedicate their time and life selflessly to save others Lives.
How can we save human life when we ourselves get attacked?!
Kenyans, police forces, surely, it can’t get to this!
Our vehicles have been attacked.
Staff and volunteers injured.
We have no contact or role in transporting persons other than the injured.
The rumours must stop. We can't provide life-saving interventions without access and safety for our staff and volunteers.
It is crucial that we are granted access to continue our humanitarian efforts without hindrance.
It is quite unfair that we are being accused of whisking members of parliament while our staff and volunteers put their lives in danger to provide critical medical care to those in need. #NotATarget
WHAT EVEN!
Peaceful protests should not be treated this way!
#RejectFinanceBill2024inTotality
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Our GenZ youth have really shown up for the nation! The innovative approaches used in communicating amongst themselves and to the public is just impressive! Apps acting like walkie talkies, positioning in places to get real time information for safety!
#RejectFinanceBi2024
Truly, “facing a Climate Emergency it did not cause”, agreeable.
Communities leaving in peace are facing tough times, and they are not even responsible for it… unaware of why it’s happening in the first place.
🙏😔 – at Mombasa, Kenya
Technology continues to aid humanitarian efforts on the ground.
Satellite imagery empowers ground teams to assess flood impact, plan logistics efficiently, and deploy resources effectively. Grateful for the support from @AirbusFdn.
@KenyaRedCross @icha_krc – at Mombasa, Kenya
Frame 1 :The extent of flooding along Tana River
Expansive Farmlands under water. Livelihoods lost. Recovery period will be longer than the rain season
Frame 2: Families getting displaced. Size of IDP camps in Garissa growing by the day.
Thanks @icha_krc for the maps
Thank you @AirbusFdn and @AirbusHeli for your support as always!!!
Partnerships with a positive long term engagement. 🙏
@RedCrossYouthKE – at Mombasa, Kenya
All smiles!
With air support from @AirbusFDN, we managed to provide food to families cut off by floodwaters in Shompole, Kajiado.
Marooned for over a week, they have now received this support, benefitting 350 families.
We are because of our Volunteers!
Thank you for your continued self-less support and energy!
🙏👏 – at Mombasa, Kenya
A new day.
More communities in need and cut off by floods.
The start of a new shift for our response teams.
The energy is amazing. Our #Volunteers are inspiring.
@kenyaredcross
@KenyaRedCross always there ❤️👏
Proud of our entire organization and every single person/institution supporting these operations
Every life matters. – at Mombasa, Kenya