Data-Pop Alliance (DPA) is proud to announce a new $350,000 USD grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) to accelerate the development of OPAL for Humanitarian Action (OPAL4HA) to improve response to flooding in Senegal and beyond. This is the third consecutive grant from PJMF, after two grants totaling $700,000 in 2022 and 2023 to support our Data Feminism … Read More
DPA Managing Director Natalie Grover Presents OPAL for Humanitarian Action at the UN STI Forum
On May 8th, 2024, DPA Managing Director Natalie Grover spoke at the ninth Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) at the UN Headquarters in New York. In an effort to harness the power of technology and innovation to respond to pressing humanitarian crises, the STI Forum hosted an official side event … Read More
WFP Innovation Accelerator Selects DPA’s “OPAL for Humanitarian Action” to Respond to Climate-Induced Migration in Senegal
Data-Pop Alliance’s “OPAL for Humanitarian Action (OPAL4HA)” project was selected by the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Innovation Accelerator as one of four early-stage projects to join its Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator Programme (HIAP), out of 379 applications from 85 countries. The 6-month selection process involved participating in a Bootcamp and pitching to the HIAP team and funders along 16 finalists in … Read More