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Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D)Founder, Nafeer IT and TEDxKhartoum
3/19/2014
Twitter: @Anwarking
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TEDxMidAtlantic 2013Twitter: @AnwarKing
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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 &…)
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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.
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My research , Human rights/PEACE & the ongoing online war for/Against… ?
John Snowden
Anonymous
Julian Assange
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Ex. DRONES & New tools for surveillance…& Killings!
“We are not alone” Your Privacy is in
DANGER!
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My Online Activism
700,000 +Views on YouTube In 2008
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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.
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Activity/sm
Sudanese Researchers Initiative
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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
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TED Open Translation Project (one reason why TEDTalks are popular)
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oTEDx Khartoum Dream of the community
oFoundation of the Community
oAction by the community
oImpact on the community
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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)
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TEDx Khartoum 2011 Speakers
TEDxKhartoum 2011 (Theme: Who We Are?)
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BEST of : TEDx Stage Design
Ammar Haggar : Artist
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zawQSqED0K0&list=PL98383733B346ACFA&index=151
Speko (Speaking glove) -Abdelkareem Badri at TEDxKhartoum 2011
The Sanctions effect
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TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2011 Speakers
TEDxYouth@Khartoum Nov. 2011 (Yes, You(th) Can Be the Change)
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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
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TEDx Khartoum 2012 Speakers
TEDxKhartoum 2012, (Theme: Positive Thinking)
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Sudan Cube Satellite , a research project @
Khartoum university
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The Sanctions effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zawQSqED0K0&list=PL98383733B346ACFA&index=151
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Our Sudan: Tarig Hilal @ TEDxKhartoum, A week pick by TEDx Editorial team
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10 TEDxTalks every American should watch before Election Day
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TEDx Youth@Khartoum 2012 Speakers
TEDxYouth@Khartoum 2012 (Turn On the Lights)
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Expats Conference
TEDx Conference
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TEDx Khartoum 2013 Speakers
TEDxKhartoum 2013, (Theme: Knowledge Into Action)
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Talks Interrupted Completed talks
17
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Among them, 6 are/about to become TEDx licensee
TEDxKhartoum 2013 team
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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…
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# 2 Our Sudan
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Sudan, TX
Why?
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August flash floodsThe Extent of Damage530,000 people affected74,000 houses damaged or destroyed
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#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.
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“A system of citizens, by citizens and for citizens”."Information of the crowd, by the crowd, and for the crowd“.ICT for Disaster Management
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Nafeer Framework by Abybakr Altaif
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Awareness Raising
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Nafeer workflow Call-in
through hotline
Needs Assessment
Report
Purchasing &
In- kind donations
Distribution of aid
Feedback through:Hotline
QuestionnairesObservations
Interviews
Planning next
activity
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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
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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)
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Sudanese government use of Hacking Team’s RCS spyware against activists
Italian technologies sold only for governments!
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- 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?