Data Friendly Space
Jemimah Ndugwa is currently serving as a Project Manager at Data Friendly Space (DFS) since August 2023. Previous experience includes a consultancy role at the United Nations from October 2022 to August 2023 with the UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit, and an internship in the Emergency Response Section of UN OCHA from February 2022 to August 2022. Earlier career positions include Automation Engineer at Zoetis Inc. from July 2018 to July 2021 and Electrical Engineering Intern at Savox Communications Ltd. from June 2016 to January 2017. Academic credentials comprise a Master's degree in International Relations and Affairs from Webster Geneva Campus (August 2021 - May 2023), a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2013 - 2018), and primary education at Kings College Budo (2007 - 2012).
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Data Friendly Space
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Data Friendly Space (DFS) is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization based in the United States with a presence in Switzerland, Germany and Nepal. DFS’ guiding principle is to improve information management and analysis capacity, tools and processes in the humanitarian and development community to enable better informed and more targeted assistance. DFS focuses on creation of data centric web applications, websites and mobile applications to support humanitarian organizations in extracting actionable insights from their data and execute their missions. In addition to software development and cybersecurity services, DFS also provides a range of analytical services focused on strengthening data collection and analysis capacities in humanitarian emergencies. DFS also focuses on the intersection between data automation processes powered by Artificial Intelligence and human knowledge, and in particular when one can help the other to execute analysis. We have been working with numerous IGOs and international organiaztions based in Geneva, such as the UN (and its various bodies, UNHCR, OHCHR, UNEP, UNFPA), IFRC, DFID, JIPS and IDMC. DFS team is composed of experts from the humanitarian information management and analysis field who specialize in real time secondary data review and development of humanitarian apps that support timely extraction of information from large volumes of unstructured data. DFS staff is closely linked to the DEEP initiative (thedeep.io) and part of the benefits from DFS contracts directly contribute to the maintenance and further development of DEEP.