we co-CREATe equitable imaginative, self-defined web2, web3 & ai TECHnology With + FOR MARGINALIZED communitieS & ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS
artist-powered tech. STRATEGY. DESIGN. RESEARCH & FULL-STACK CREATIONS for all humans.
some of our WORK
OtherPowers Role & Responsibilities: Visioning, Full Stack Engineering, Strategy, Operations, Project Management, Design
Project Summary: In 2020, OtherPowers visioned, designed, built & launched UNHCR’s R4V platform & refuge-facing app in 180 days. This collaborative platform connected and continues to connects thousands of participating NGOs (RedCross, Doctor’s without Borders,UNICEF etc) with UNHCR coordinated supplies & staff.
R4V also provides critical goods & services to over 6.5M displaced persons and at-risk communities in Venezuela and its surrounding countries. OtherPowers was/is proud to have infused strategic guidance and feature sets specifically for improving the lives of LGBTQ+ communities into this framework of services and supplies offered.
Our MVP has now been re-purposed to serve as a COVID-relief & disaster-related collaboration tool and global coordination platform.It is now actively used by an additional 18 federal governments, across a number of humanitarian crises & human rights efforts.
Services Provided:Full-stack ENG, UX, Product & Strategy from v0-shipped MVP. Desktop Internal Coordination tool and mobile app for refugees.
OtherPowers accomplished this with a 2 person in 6 months
OTHERPOWERS + OTHERS
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TECHWORKER COMMUNITY AFRICA
a 4000+ worker collective & DAO focused on bridging technology, advocacy, and social impact, while cultivating a robust & equitable tech industry in africa.
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East Bay Community Energy
a clean energy & public power agency that is governed by a board of elected officials from each member jurisdiction
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YBCA
a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center in the heart of San Francisco pushing the boundaries of what an art center can be.
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ICSF
an LGBTQ+grassroots network of organizations that has worked to build community relationships for equality since 1965.
