Sara Wahedi
Technology Specialist @Oxford Institute Of Technology And Justice
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WORK HISTORY
Technology Specialist @Oxford Institute Of Technology And Justice
Oxford, GB
Responsible for the deployment of the Institute’s AI and technology projects within the partnership between Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and the Clooney Foundation for Justice. The mandate aligns to three pillars: access to justice, advancement, and accountability.
EDUCATION
Columbia University
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Urban Studies & Architecture
University of Oxford
Masters of Public Policy, Clarendon Scholar, Blavatnik School of Government
ABOUT SARA WAHEDI
For immediate inquiries: c••••••@civaam.comSara Wahedi is the CEO of Civaam and the founder of Ehtesab, Afghanistan’s first civic-technology startup. Ehtesab’s flagship platform, the Ehtesab App, enabled communities to report and receive real-time alerts on civic issues across Afghanistan.Alongside her work as a technologist, Wahedi is a consultant and advisor to private companies, public institutions, and organizations such as the UN, various governments, and NGOs specializing in civic tech and human-centered design. She provides counsel on the fundamental human right of \'access to information,\' advocating for its protection and implementation globally. Wahedi welcomes opportunities to collaborate with institutions seeking to advance civic technology and equitable access to information. Her work in crisis regions has been recognized as TIME Magazine\'s \'Next Generation Leader\', MIT Technology Review\'s \'Innovators under 35\', and Forbes \'30 under 30\', among others, and in 2023, she was named One Young World\'s Entrepreneur of the Year. Sara Wahedi is also a Women for Women Global Ambassador and completed her graduate studies in Public Policy at Oxford University\'s Blavatnik School of Government, where she focused on technology’s role in governance and accountability, specifically on the use of AI in crisis regions for humanitarian services, urban monitoring, and technological interventions in law, governance and accountability. She currently guides the technology pillar at the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, as the Institute’s Technology Specialist. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies with a concentration in Architecture and minor in Data Science from Columbia University.
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