April 2017 - change - Mailing Lists

Fwd: help us find a CEO for Jacaranda Maternity
by Yaw Anokwa 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nick Pearson <npearson(a)jacarandahealth.org> Date: Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 9:31 AM Subject: help us find a CEO for Jacaranda Maternity To: Yaw Anokwa <yanokwa(a)nafundi.com> Dear Yaw, I hope you've been doing well. I am reaching out with a quick favor -- we are hiring for a CEO at Jacaranda Health, and given your experience in the field, I thought you might know the right person for the job. Here's the blurb... it would be wonderful if you could share with anyone you think might be a fit: Jacaranda Health has come a long way in our mission to improve maternal healthcare in East Africa. Our "center of excellence" maternity hospital in Nairobi providing affordable care was recently certified as one of the highest quality facilities on the continent -- and our patient volumes have grown to the point where we're launching our healthcare service delivery as a for-profit venture. As we do that, we are hiring an ambitious start-up CEO to lead our healthcare business, work with investors, and chart a course for expansion in the region. If you know anyone who might be a good fit, please don't hesitate to connect them with me or forward the link to the JD below. We are seeking someone who is excited about the opportunity to build something in East Africa: excellent on business fundamentals, strategy and people management; and ideally has experience with healthcare business and high quality process-driven service delivery. We would love to find someone locally, but I suspect the right person could come from anywhere -- and potentially outside of the healthcare sector. Here's the link to the job application: https://jacaranda-health.worka ble.com/jobs/469990 Thanks so much for your help! Nick -- Nick Pearson Jacaranda Health US mobile: 206-799-2681 <(206)%20799-2681> npearson(a)jacarandahealth.org <npearson(a)jacarandahealth.org>www.jacarandahealth.org <http://link.gmapp4.net/x/c?c=943439&l=039be129-0488-4dda-b102-5808f9b04eed&…> *http://jacarandahealth.org/blog/ <http://jacarandahealth.org/blog/>*

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Fwd: [TIER] Funding for chatbots and new biometrics in low income finance
by Yaw Anokwa 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: jake kendall <kendall_jake(a)hotmail.com> Date: Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 4:02 PM Subject: [TIER] Funding for chatbots and new biometrics in low income finance To: "tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu" <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Hi All, Passing on info about a new initiative within the DFS Lab called DFS Tech and two new research funding opportunities we are launching. DFS Tech is a complementary initiative to DFS Lab that seeks to engage scientists and engineers to solve hard technical challenges in the financial inclusion space. We support these research teams with funding, expert advice, data, shared resources, access to partners, and deep knowledge of local populations and markets. Our first technology challenges are calls for proposals to create new forms of Biometrics and to create chat-bots that will act as Digital Advocates for the poor . The deadline of May 30 is fast approaching, but the application process is simple. Please pass on to your networks! Contact jake(a)cariboudigital.net to get more info or express interest. Thanks in advance for your help spreading the word! Easy cut and paste for social media below. Jake ------------------ Social media posts Tweet about it - click here Share a link to DFS Tech on Facebook Share a link to DFS Tech on Linkedin Added text to cut and paste in for linkedin/facebook: DFS Tech is a new initiative that seeks to engage scientists and engineers to solve hard technical challenges in the financial inclusion space. Their first technology challenges are calls for proposals to create new forms of Biometrics and to create chat-bots that will act as Digital Advocates for the poor . DFS Tech is an initiative within @TheDFSLab and @CaribouDigital and is supported by funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Go to http://www.dfslabtech.net/challenges.html to apply! __ Jake Kendall Director, DFS Lab at Caribou Digital Researcher, ICTD Lab, University of Washington Follow the DFS Lab on social media: Website: www.dfslab.net Twitter: @theDFSLab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedfslab/ Video from Bootcamp One in Dar es Salaam: Youtube Video _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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Fwd: [TIER] citizen reporting startup in Kenya
by Matt Johnson 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [TIER] citizen reporting startup in Kenya Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:04:05 -0700 From: Temina Madon <tmadon(a)berkeley.edu> To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu If you are, or know, a great developer who wants to contribute to media freedom in Africa, please take a look at this opportunity <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W0K9RspL8enQlriFQfHkowRaewxHjgr9lwX6nMy…> to be the new CTO of HiviSasa <https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/5385959/>. Media is very controlled in most of sub-Saharan Africa, and the internet offers a chance for people with different voices to come together and get heard. However, there is a massive content gap. Hivisasa aims to provide a place for African audiences to create, discover and share content. The company is driven by a mission to elevate local and national debates by informing readers, providing a rewarding discussion platform, and decentralising the flow of information. Feel free to share widely! Best regards, -- Emilia Tjernström Assistant Professor La Follette School of Public Affairs & Agricultural and Applied Economics University of Wisconsin-Madison https://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/emilia-tjernstrom <https://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/emilia-tjernstrom>

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No Change Tomorrow
by Trevor Perrier 17 Apr '17

17 Apr '17

Hi All, There will be no Change Seminar tomorrow. We will pick back up the following week on April 25. Thanks, - Trevor

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Re: [change] professional FPC supplier in China
by Joe 14 Apr '17

14 Apr '17

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Nafundi hiring Documentation Writer for Open Data Kit
by Yaw Anokwa 11 Apr '17

11 Apr '17

Open Data Kit (ODK, https://opendatakit.org) provides free and open source tools for social good organizations to collect data quickly, accurately, offline, and at scale. ODK has been used to collect billions of data points around the world. Example projects include gathering real-time election data in emerging democracies (https://youtu.be/O-CGzo3m4PA) forest monitoring in Indonesia (https://vimeo.com/109241884) and tracking polio vaccinations in the Middle East (https://youtu.be/zROyvrvt-zk) ODK’s design enables novice users to collect data in challenging environments and its robustness in these environments has driven the platform’s adoption and evolution. Additionally, building an open source community (https://github.com/opendatakit) around ODK has allowed it to benefit from code and content contributions from users, implementers, and developers. Nafundi (https://nafundi.com) is a company started by founders of ODK that offers professional services and software customization for ODK tools. We are seeking a strong writer to help document usage of the ODK tools for both technical and non-technical end-users, integrating user feedback from support questions to improve content. We're also looking for end-user documentation support for new feature launches. The ideal candidate has written end-user documentation for software and is familiar with and passionate about open source. Responsibilities include: * Answer support questions on http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opendatakit to get to know the software and the community * Identify the best tools and platforms for ODK documentation and support * Create non-technical user documentation for ODK Collect (https://opendatakit.org/use/collect) and ODK Briefcase (https://opendatakit.org/use/briefcase) * Create technical user documentation for building forms with XLSForm (http://xlsform.org) * Write release notes and announcements for new features and large deployments Minimum qualifications: * Writing samples in English, preferably software documentation * Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate software concepts to a non-technical audience * Demonstrated ability to self-motivate (a side project, for example) * Knowledge of web development and content management tools (e.g., Wordpress, GitHub Pages, Markdown, HTML) Preferred qualifications: * Experience using and documenting open source projects * Experience planning and implementing strategies to improve community documentation * Experience working remotely and with globally distributed teams * Experience developing on or deploying mobile data collection (e.g., iFormBuilder, Pendragon Forms, CommCare, SurveyCTO, Magpi, Fulcrum) What we offer: * A chance to contribute to a project with broad social impact * A distributed, open, and fun community eager for great documentation * Location independence * Flexible contract-based arrangement Contract rate and length are negotiable based on experience. If this sounds like a good fit, please send a cover letter, your resume, and 3-5 writing samples to jobs(a)nafundi.com with subject "Documentation Writer for Open Data Kit".

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Fwd: [TIER] WordPress Developer sought for Global Legal Empowerment Network (24 April deadline)
by Matt Johnson 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [TIER] WordPress Developer sought for Global Legal Empowerment Network (24 April deadline) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:29:43 -0700 From: Tobias Eigen <tobiaseigen(a)gmail.com> To: tier <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Hello everyone! My organization, Namati, runs an online community website for the Global Legal Empowerment Network. The site is powered by Discourse and WordPress open source software. The discourse part pretty much runs itself but we do need to make constant improvements ourselves to our WordPress site and also pay close attention to WordPress maintenance. So we're seeking a wordpress developer to work with us on this on an ongoing basis. It would be fabulous, but not required, to find someone who already is familiar with discourse /WordPress integration. Please see the TOR linked below for all the gory details. Application deadline is 24 April. Many thanks. https://docs.google.com/document/d/19-H7iF-6M_xuKQIF_V6VdeuwXyXaGgWAU9zrJnx… Warmly, Tobias -- <http://www.namati.org/> * * *Tobias Eigen* *Community Builder* +1-206-375-7984 tobiaseigen(a)namati.org <mailto:tobiaseigen@namati.org> www.namati.org <http://www.namati.org/> "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - MLK*

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Fwd: [TIER] ICTD2017: Call for Open Sessions
by Yaw Anokwa 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Melissa Densmore <melissa.r.densmore(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 15:44 Subject: [TIER] ICTD2017: Call for Open Sessions To: TIER <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu>, ictdevers <ictdevers(a)googlegroups.com>, hci4d(a)googlegroups.com <hci4d(a)googlegroups.com> *Call for Submissions for Open Sessions* 9th International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) 2017 <http://ictd2017.itu.edu.pk/> Information Technology University, Lahore. ------------------------------ ICTD as a field aims for inclusivity. ICTD2017 as a conference aims to include perspectives and ideas from practitioners, policy makers, and end users, as much as researchers. The Open Session option provides this opportunity — to ensure projects, experiences and viewpoints that will benefit the ICTD community are represented, especially where they do not fit the full papers or notes formats. Sessions can vary widely in subject and style. They often include multiple presenters convening around important, cross-cutting themes. They may take the form of panels, workshops, “ignite” talks, debates, participatory formats or other types of communication and exchange. However, sessions that primarily consist of paper presentations are discouraged. Successful proposals will work towards inclusiveness, relevance and excellence and examples from previous conferences can be found here: ICTD 2016 <https://ictd2016.info/>, ICTD 2013 <http://ictd.cs.uct.ac.za/>, and ICTD 2012 <http://ictd2012.org/>. Session organizers may extend invitations to particular participants to attend or present based on emerging themes in ICTD; likewise, participation is open to any conference attendee who wishes to join in on the day of the session (up to room capacity). *Instructions:* To propose an open session, please fill out the proposal form providing a 75-word summary and an additional 2-page explanation with more detail about your goals for the session and how they will be achieved. The proposal form is available on the conference website: http://ictd2017.itu.edu.pk/call-for-open-sessions/ *Please send the completed proposal to %2A%2Aictd2017.opensessions(a)gmail.com <ictd2017.opensessions(a)gmail.com> by the deadline, July 15, 2017 (11:59pm UTC).* *Proposal Guidelines:* An open session may run for a whole day, half day, or 90 minutes. The language of the submitted proposals and their reviews will be in English, the official conference language. In some cases, a session may merit being conducted in a language other than English. If so, please note the proposed language and indicate why it is important to the session topic. *Proposals for sessions will be reviewed and judged on the following criteria:* - Accessible to a highly interdisciplinary ICT and development audience. - Lively, inclusive, and participatory in style and content. - Relevant to the themes of the conference. - Demonstrating careful planning and a clear agenda. *Important Dates:* - *July 15, 2017:* Deadline for submission of Open Sessions - *August 15, 2017:* Notification of Open Sessions *General Conference Chair:* - Umar Saif, Information Technology University, Lahore <http://itu.edu.pk/> *Open Session Committee Chairs:* - Melissa Densmore, University of Cape Town <https://www.uct.ac.za/> - Mustafa Naseem, University of Colorado Boulder <http://www.colorado.edu/> *Conference Information: http://ictd2017.itu.edu.pk <http://ictd2017.itu.edu.pk/>* _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier

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ICT4D Job - Data Scientist
by Yosem Companys 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Re-sending. Apparently, the attachment was missing. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joyojeet Pal <joyojeet(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 9:24 AM Hi Folks, Attached is a position at the World Food Programme, if you plan to apply and need more information, please let me know. >From the job poster: "We definitely think we offer something that is unlike any employer—the ability to travel the world, literally, make actionable, impacts on people’s lives, shape government policy, be an international diplomat and an unparalleled sense of adventure going to amongst the harshest places on the planet. It certainly is much better than a desk-job."

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Help the people of Syria get the antidote to chemical attacks
by Yosem Companys 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

This is probably not the best list for this, but does anyone know of any organizations working to raise money to stockpile Pralidoxime and Atropine for use as an antidote in Syria? -- YC ***** “Pralidoxime is the antidote for Sarin,” says Tennari — referring to the deadly nerve gas considered a weapon of mass destruction that was used in Syria. The hospital was only able to secure a limited number of doses of Pralidoxime due to both its high cost and the difficulty of obtaining it. Instead they bought thousands of milligrams of the much cheaper Atropine, which can be used to counter moderate cases of Sarin poisoning. Those stocks helped save lives on Tuesday. The 22 patients his hospital received on Tuesday showed clear signs of a nerve agent—difficulty breathing, weak muscles and constricted pupils. But more importantly, he says, he gave Pralidoxime to the five most severe cases and “they responded almost immediately to the antidote.” http://time.com/4727073/idlib-chemical-attack-sarin-gas-pralidoxime/?xid=ne…

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