Experience

The Restart Project

• United Kingdom
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Director

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Co-Founder and Policy Lead

  • Sep 2018 - Present

• Co-Founder and Policy Lead

  • Apr 2019 - Present

• Co-Founder and Business Development Lead

  • May 2012 - Sep 2018

  The Restart Project aims to promote repair, reuse and more responsible consumption of electronics devices. It does so by organising "Restart Parties", community-run events where participants jointly fix electronic products.



Royal Holloway, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• MPhil in Geography

  • Oct 2007 - May 2015

  Part of the ICT4D Collective (www.ict4d.org.uk) Exploring the role of ICT in rural agricultural development in Kenya. Working in partnership with Biovision's Farmer Communication Programme (biovisionafricatrust.org) and Katoloni CBO in Machakos district. The research project explored the role of participatory video practices as an additional channel for a farmer-led agriculture extension programme, focusing on production skills and on the adoption and responses from the local farming community. Show less



Independent ICT4D Consultant

• London / Nairobi

• Freelance Consultant

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2014

  Research and consultancy in ICT4D, with three specific areas: (1) appropriate technologies and ethical ICT choices; (2) analysis of existing platforms and development of opportunities for existing and new players in the sector; (3) evaluations of initiatives using ICT in developing regions, especially in the agriculture sector. Research and consultancy in ICT4D, with three specific areas: (1) appropriate technologies and ethical ICT choices; (2) analysis of existing platforms and development of opportunities for existing and new players in the sector; (3) evaluations of initiatives using ICT in developing regions, especially in the agriculture sector.



Nairobi Now

• Founder and Editor

  • Apr 2007 - Apr 2012

  Created and edited a blog featuring events in the arts and culture community in Kenya: http://nairobinow.co.ke Created and edited a blog featuring events in the arts and culture community in Kenya: http://nairobinow.co.ke



Computer Aid International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• ICT4D Volunteer

  • Dec 2010 - Jun 2011

  Managing the development and beta testing of MagMe, a free and open source software for blind and visually impaired computer users. More information about the project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/magme/

• Technical consultant

  • Dec 2009 - Dec 2010

  Research, design, implementation and monitoring of Computer Aid's solar-powered cybercafe in a container. The project was featured in BBC Click in January 2011 - watch the show online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDVAxJLVFOE

• Technical R&D Officer

  • Sep 2006 - Nov 2009



ICT4D Consortium

• Technical Coordinator

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2010

  Technical coordinator of a social networking platform (http://ict4dconsortium.rhul.ac.uk) fostering the joint development of open educational resources in ICT4D across universities in Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Senegal, United Kingdom, Finland and Denmark. I developed the online environment using Elgg (http://elgg.org), the leading open source social networking tool. As part of the project, I also contributed to the developing community for Elgg. Technical coordinator of a social networking platform (http://ict4dconsortium.rhul.ac.uk) fostering the joint development of open educational resources in ICT4D across universities in Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Senegal, United Kingdom, Finland and Denmark. I developed the online environment using Elgg (http://elgg.org), the leading open source social networking tool. As part of the project, I also contributed to the developing community for Elgg.