The Next Best Time To Restore Data Rights Is Now!
Written by ‘Gbenga Sesan This is a guest blog written by the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, a key #RestoreDataRights partner from the Nigerian region,
Tag: Covid-19
Spotlight on Amy Lehman, founder of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic
We had a virtual sit down with Dr Amy Lehman, founder of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic, an international organisation whose mission is to address healthcare access and education for isolated communities in the Lake Tanganyika Basin/Great Lakes region in Central Africa.
Announcement: Our team is going into lockdown to reduce COVID-19 exposure
The Open Institute has today taken a raft of measures to reduce our team’s exposure to COVID-19. Starting today and for the next 30 days,
Supporting contact tracing for COVID in Africa through the Sabasi app
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit our continent, it became apparent that some gaps, particularly the shortage of healthcare workers, existed across different African countries. The
What 2020 has taught us
What a year this has been! For many of us, this year has been an unparalleled horror show one that will not easily be forgotten.
Reimagining our future
When we started the Open Institute, we never imagined that it would achieve so much in such a relatively short time. Don’t get us wrong
A Restore Data Rights Initiative for Africa
The Restore Data Rights initiative was born out of necessity; we realised that personal digital rights were being exploited with the COVID-19 pandemic as a
What are Data Rights, and why should they matter to you?
In the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic, contact tracing – and the swift actions that governments initially took to take to curb the spread
Adapt or die: When rivers change course
In August 2020, a story went viral about the Choluteca bridge in Honduras. Legend has it that the very well constructed bridge was built in
Moving Together: Managing Urban Mobility During Covid-19
On 5th May 2020, the Open Institute supported The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Health Organisation