https://rakbari.com Rosa Akbari Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:02:34 +0000 https://rakbari.com en http://rakbari.com/work Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:02:34 +0000 Rosa Akbari 421911 Long/Short of It - Donor Cash Forum (DCF) - DCF Ethiopia - ECHO Somalia- FCDO / STAAR - IASC Cash Advisory Group (CAG) - BASIC - Discrete contracts:     Mercy Corps Lebanon + LCAT    NRC    IRC    Malteser International rakbari.com | about | words | تموم | Long/Short of It - Donor Cash Forum (DCF) - DCF Ethiopia - ECHO Somalia- FCDO / STAAR - IASC Cash Advisory Group (CAG) - BASIC - Discrete contracts:     ... http://rakbari.com/done Mon, 15 Mar 2021 03:35:13 +0000 Rosa Akbari 400807 Talk is cheaplet’s get on with it  Email me. rakbari.com |  | about | words | © rosa akbari 2024 Talk is cheaplet’s get on with it  Email me. rakbari.com |  | about | words | © rosa akbari 2024 http://rakbari.com/acts-by Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:43:01 +0000 Rosa Akbari 400501 Supporting Acts* - Interoperability (...actually) - Complex data responsibility, incl. data governance, data sharing, data protection - Functional v. Foundational IDs, incl. lo-fi unique IDs, biometrics , planning for “good digital IDs”- Procurement / RFPs for shared digital goods, financial service providers, etc. - Consortia / Partnerships: cash & voucher assistance (incl. Colombia, Gaza, Iraq); local payment providers, mobile network operators, digital platform providers, regulatory bodies, donors, etc. - The “Basics”: SMS/IVR/Chat gateways; offline-first digitization; multi-platform setups & contracting; case mgmt. & referrals; technical scopings, mappings, diagnostics; business case development; service provider selection; field resourcing & rollouts... Need a hand?  Email me. rakbari.com | about | words | تموم | acts Supporting Acts* - Interoperability (...actually) - Complex data responsibility, incl. data governance, data sharing, data protection - Functional v.... http://rakbari.com/words-by Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:46:09 +0000 Rosa Akbari 400112 Words & Sounds* “Data Management and Interoperability in Yemen.” By C. McLean, R. Akbari, and P. Harvey. BASIC Research Working Paper 53, Institute of Development Studies, 2025. DOI: 10.19088/BASIC.2025.034. STAAR (FCDO). Digital Cash Transfers & Transitioning from Humanitarian Cash to Social Protection(2023/05/22)Humanitarian Outcomes. Solidarity at Scale: Local responder perspectives & learning from the first week of the earthquake response in Syria and Türkiye(2023/02/28)Aid, Evolved. Digital Identity, Cash, and Trust in Humanitarian Response (2021/04/27)Nethope. Closing the Identity Gap (2020/03/17) CaLP. Data sharing in CVA: ethics, ownership and privacy (2019/10/16) GSMA. M4H Podcast Ep.3 - Digital Cash Transfers (2019/09/19) Migration Policy Institute. Tech Turn in Refugee Protection & Integration: New Solutions or Hot Air? (2017/05/11)UNOCHA - Humanitarian Futures Grant. Reporting from the Devil’s Garden (2012/08) NDU. Communicating Through Logistics: Tracing WFP Process Flows in Post-Earthquake Haiti (2011/12)  email. rakbari.com |  | about | تموم | © rosa akbari 2024 Words & Sounds* “Data Management and Interoperability in Yemen.” By C. McLean, R. Akbari, and P. Harvey. BASIC Research... http://rakbari.com/about Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:48:29 +0000 Rosa Akbari 396404 aboutre. rosa akbari I’m a low-resource technology advisor. I’ve worked for international NGOs (Mercy Corps, the IRC), the UN (WFP), a B-Corp (Dimagi), and the public sector. I’ve also served on technical advisory groups for the CALP Network and GSMA, among others.Past thoughts found here. Some recent work found here.  Get in touch. rakbari.com |  | words | تموم | © rosa akbari 2024 aboutre. rosa akbari I’m a low-resource technology advisor. I’ve worked for international NGOs (Mercy Corps, the IRC), the UN (WFP), a B-Corp (Dimagi), and... http://rakbari.com/Home Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:34:03 +0000 Rosa Akbari 396398  zebs.  سلامخوش آمدید I am an accidental technologist. I help humanitarians leverage digital technologies in complex settings. I particularly enjoy helping bring people cash. I also take photos sometimes. morezebs  email.  zebs.  سلامخوش آمدید I am an accidental technologist. I help humanitarians leverage digital technologies in complex settings. I...