my presentation at freedom house . dc

Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D)Founder, Nafeer IT and TEDxKhartoum

3/19/2014

Twitter: @Anwarking

TEDxMidAtlantic 2013Twitter: @AnwarKing

Anwar F.A. Dafa-Alla, Interests …• Computer Scientist/Privacy in Data Mining & Big Data

researcher . Assistant professor/Researcher . Yes & ….• TED Volunteer (translator/Arabic language coordinator) Yes &… • Online Content innovator /Content Enriching strategist. Yes &… • TEDxKhartoum & TEDxYouth@Khartoum Founder

• Education/Research advocate. (Former Shadow Minister) Yes &… • U.S. sanctions on Sudan (Education & Knowledge access) Yes & …• Corruption fighter in Sudan Yes &…

Multitasking (Yes &…)

But,

• I’m not the prime of my time in Sudan!

• There are many extraordinary people out there who can’t make it to “Exist”.

• Lack of opportunity for the majority in Sudan.

My research , Human rights/PEACE & the ongoing online war for/Against… ?

John Snowden

Anonymous

Julian Assange

Ex. DRONES & New tools for surveillance…& Killings!

“We are not alone” Your Privacy is in

DANGER!

South Korea 2002, 2013-2010

• IOI2002

My Online Activism

700,000 +Views on YouTube In 2008

2010 going back home

• TED translations to break the language barrier driven by the idea of finding the “next Einstein “.

• TEDx : Promote positive thinking, break the sense of Isolation+ Space for community + Expression, Self-esteem

• One Laptop Per Child = One Education Per Child.

Activity/sm

Sudanese Researchers Initiative

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

TodayNafeer Volunteers8/1/2013

The Shutdown of the Event 5/11/2013

Third TEDxKhartoum Event

5/11/2013

The short film Our Sudan 3/1/2013

Second TEDxYouth Event 11/17/2012

Second TEDxKhartoum Event

4/28/2012

First TEDxYouth Event in Sudan11/28/2011

First TEDxKhartoum Event in Sudan

4/30/2011

Granted TEDxKhartoum License

11/1/2010

Started Volunteering for the TED translation

6/1/2009

TED Open Translation Project (one reason why TEDTalks are popular)

oTEDx Khartoum Dream of the community

oFoundation of the Community

oAction by the community

oImpact on the community

TEDx events in Sudan (2011~ Date)

•25 TEDx events was organized so far • Very High Youth engagement (62% of Sudan 35 M population are

Youth)

• More women TEDx organizers than men• More women TEDx speakers than men• More women attendees than men• Mostly in Khartoum area, but there is : TEDxWadMadani . TEDxPortSudan

• Planning for TEDxObied

• Failed to organize TEDxAlfashir & TEDxNiala (Security issues)

TEDx Khartoum 2011 Speakers

TEDxKhartoum 2011 (Theme: Who We Are?)

BEST of : TEDx Stage Design

Ammar Haggar : Artist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zawQSqED0K0&list=PL98383733B346ACFA&index=151

Speko (Speaking glove) -Abdelkareem Badri at TEDxKhartoum 2011

The Sanctions effect

TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2011 Speakers

TEDxYouth@Khartoum Nov. 2011 (Yes, You(th) Can Be the Change)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_FOfHwH-WU

Represented the Sudanese Youth at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Doha, April 2012

TEDx Khartoum 2012 Speakers

TEDxKhartoum 2012, (Theme: Positive Thinking)

Sudan Cube Satellite , a research project @

Khartoum university

The Sanctions effect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zawQSqED0K0&list=PL98383733B346ACFA&index=151

Our Sudan: Tarig Hilal @ TEDxKhartoum, A week pick by TEDx Editorial team

10 TEDxTalks every American should watch before Election Day

TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2012 Speakers

TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2012 (Turn On the Lights)

Expats Conference

TEDx Conference

TEDx Khartoum 2013 Speakers

TEDxKhartoum 2013, (Theme: Knowledge Into Action)

Talks Interrupted Completed talks

17

Among them, 6 are/about to become TEDx licensee

TEDxKhartoum 2013 team

However, TEDx is sustainable in Sudan

• De-centralized, Independently organized, Community oriented, Reasonably easy to do in a short time

• Benefits for individual : Networking, attachment , PR, leverage, recognition for volunteers certificate of appreciation, personal development, Job seeking, Training/Scholarships hunting, connections with Sudanese in diaspora, etc…

# 2 Our Sudan

Sudan, TX

Why?

August flash floodsThe Extent of Damage530,000 people affected74,000 houses damaged or destroyed

#3 Nafeer

A Popular Campaign responding to the emergency humanitarian situation. a Sudanese social tradition that comes from an Arabic word meaning “a call to mobilize.”

Nafeer, a concerned- citizens initiative . Call for mobilization .

Activities:

1. Food provision;

2. Basic health care;

3. Environmental sanitation;

4. Awareness Raising; and

5. Preventive measures such as strengthening flood barricades.

“A system of citizens, by citizens and for citizens”."Information of the crowd, by the crowd, and for the crowd“.ICT for Disaster Management

Nafeer Framework by Abybakr Altaif

Awareness Raising

Nafeer workflow Call-in

through hotline

Needs Assessment

Report

Purchasing &

In- kind donations

Distribution of aid

Feedback through:Hotline

QuestionnairesObservations

Interviews

Planning next

activity

Nafeer everywhere….

UN Agencies : UNICEF, UNDP,

WHO,UNFPA,WFP,OCHA

USAID/ OFDA

DFID JICA

Embassies of Germany, Canada,

South Africa, Norway

Sudanese Private Sector

& Businessmen

Sadagaat Sudanese Scouts

Shari’ Alhawadith

Partners

Challenges/Obstacles

• Government interruption & Online censorship • Individuals fear of self expression (under suppressive

government/ “conservative” community).• Lack of access due to U.S. Sanctions on Sudan

• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). • Can’t buy /get access to electronic components .

• Do-It-Yourself (DYI) . • Online payment & Job creation

• Mobile Online tools (7 Million + internet users , mostly Mobile users)

Sudanese government use of Hacking Team’s RCS spyware against activists

Italian technologies sold only for governments!

- Help us by becoming aware and well informed.

- Help us lift the digital sanctions on Sudan

- Help us in training our youth : Technology, Leadership, Basic & Higher Education, Training, Tools , etc…

- Media

Thank You

How can you help?