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Technology built by and for communities
Richard's community work has always been about showing up. The technology dimension of that work, from simple data collection to mentorship platforms, is built with the same spirit: practical tools for people doing real things.
Initiatives
Three areas of community technology
EGA Mentorship Platform
A structured mentorship and opportunity management platform for the EGA Mentorship International programme, tracking cohort progress, skill development, and scholarship outcomes.
BYM Digital Tools
Data collection, member management, and communication tools built to support the Bekwai Youth Movement's community mobilisation, sanitation drives, and education campaigns.
Community Data for Sefwi Bekwai
Grassroots data collection and analysis work documenting water access, sanitation conditions, and educational barriers in Sefwi Bekwai to inform local advocacy and resource allocation.
From the field
Community work in pictures
Free community classes, COVID-19 lockdown
Sanitation volunteering, Winneba
BYM team, Sefwi Bekwai
Community work taught Richard what technology can and cannot do.
Before data science, there were sanitation drives, late-night teaching sessions, and motorbike rides into communities without clean water. The technical tools built since then are shaped by that experience of what communities actually need, not what technology wants to offer them.
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