That's why I use my degree in computer science and business along with my skills in design and human psychology to build technology that elevates the human experience, and shapes habits and behaviours towards social good.
Safi is a non profit initiative that produces a cost-effective pasteurization tool to clean milk in Kenya. This is to prevent the outbreak of a MERS, a coronavirus that is 10x deadlier than COVID19.
The idea of Safi won an international development competition after it was presented to a panel of judges from the UN, UNICEF, WHO, House of Lords.
FLATTEN is a non profit organization that was introduced at the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic, with the goal to help hospitals allocate their minimal resources to the most needed areas. This was done through collecting responses from a heat map. After the initiative was successful in Canada (with collecting over 420,000 responses in 3 days), FLATTEN expanded to helping Somalia with few ventilators.
clove is a free-market solution that measures and labels the environmental impact of products to incentivize consumers to buy sustainably while pressuring manufactures to reduce their footprint. It's solution is a clever program that lets businesses attract new customers while enabling individuals to buy from the most sustainable sellers.
5 years ago, I was privileged to take a school trip to Tanzania during which I helped build a classroom and toilets for local elementary school students. Three years later after thorough planning and organizing I partnered with the DARE Women's Foundation in Tanzania in order to found a club which teaches Tanzanian women English in order to support them within their households, but to also educate the Tanzanian youth in English.
I was very impressed with Miraal's work ethic and tenacity. Key stakeholders would remark on her stellar professionalism and knowledge of product design. Miraal is an incredibly strong learner and performer.
