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Data Integrity and the Future of Intelligent Community Health Systems in Uganda One billion people lack access to healthcare because they live too far from a health facility, so digitally-enabled Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been a lifeline in communities where health infrastructure is lacking. For instance, it’s estimated that …

By Afua Bruce, Chief Program Officer, DataKind This is the second blog post in our ethics blog series. Read about how DataKind defines data ethics and embeds ethical checks throughout the project process in this introductory blog on our ethical and responsible data science practices at DataKind. This blog includes …

By Rachel Wells, Senior Manager, Center of Excellence, DataKind At DataKind, we take an expansive definition of data ethics and responsible data science as broad terms that can be used to describe the appropriate handling of data, use and performance of models, inclusion of stakeholders, staffing of teams, and more. …

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We’re excited to introduce you to Rachel Ford , DataKind’s Project Manager for our project work with Google.org! Rachel brings her experience in grant project management, partnerships, and nonprofit programs to DataKind. At DataKind, Rachel will ensure the success of specific DataKind programming by managing select partner relationships and overseeing …

We’re thrilled to announce that DataKind has yet again received support from Google.org to apply data science and AI for good! As a longtime supporter of DataKind, Google.org’s latest funding is helping DataKind advance economic empowerment through new data science and AI projects. Building on our Economic Resilience Impact Practice …

We’re delighted to welcome the newest member of the team. Join us in celebrating Raina Han as DataKind’s Senior Director, Development! Raina comes to DataKind with more than a decade of experience building philanthropic partnerships, primarily in international and sustainable development. With a passion for collaboration, she’ll lead the Development …

By Rachel Wells, Senior Manager, Center of Excellence, DataKind Last week, we announced the public release of DataKind’s Playbook and hope you’ve had a chance to explore the Playbook. Now, you might be wondering how we got here or want to co-create a Playbook for your community. This blog outlines …

By Rachel Wells, Senior Manager, Center of Excellence, DataKind Have you ever wanted a behind-the-scenes look at how we work at DataKind? Interested in learning best practices and lessons learned from almost a decade of doing Data Science and AI for Good? Do you have a passion for providing pro …

In late 2015, DataKind scoped a DataCorps® project with an ambitious challenge: help a team of researchers with the Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP), led by DataKind partner Conservation International , make evidence synthesis easier and more accessible to a wide community of conservation practitioners. Evidence synthesis is …