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A Discussion with Sudanese Activist Anwar Dafa-Alla A Discussion with Sudanese Activist Anwar Dafa-Alla Freedom House cordially invites you to a presentation featuring: Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D) Founder, Nafeer IT and TEDxKhartoum Wednesday, March 19 10:00am – 12:00pm Freedom House 1301 Connecticut Ave NW 4th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D) is a Sudanese activist who brought the first TEDx talks to Sudan. He worked as a translator for TEDx as well, translating more than 1100 TED talks into Arabic. He will bring his TEDxMidAtlantic presentation to Freedom House, where he will focus on the struggle between youth movements and the Sudanese government. He will also address the harmful effects that international sanctions have had on the people of Sudan, and ways in which western actors can help Light refreshments will be served http://freedomhouse.org/event/discussion-sudanese-activist-who-brought-first-tedx-talks-sudan#.UynyFfldW7x
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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!
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?