POKET

Co-Founders: Kamil Shafiq, James Abasifreke, & Naba Siddiqui

Website: www.poketapp.com (external link) 

POKET (external link)  is an out of the box solution for NGOs, researchers and public sector organizations to deploy their own crowdsourcing engagements. The focus is on projects that can benefit from self-reported data, citizen/beneficiary-generated data, participatory mapping or community-driven insights. POKET retrofits their suite of mobile and desktop tools so organizations can generate location-specific insights in a community, while rewarding them back in the process. The solution has traditionally focused on the Global South, and is also a great way to create new forms of work for youth in the emerging world - all via smartphone.

Some example use-cases include high-frequency feedback on an intervention, site reporting, or perceptions towards public services. It can also be used to map tangible things/places like SMEs, healthcare outlets, public assets, infrastructure, building damage, commodity prices, and mask-wearing observations during COVID-19. POKET is a part of MIT's SOLVE program (external link)  in Boston, is an official partner of ESRI, recipients of the Top 30 Under 30 Developer Award, and presented at the United Nations General Assembly for their technology's impact on SDGs 8 (Decent Work) and 9 (Infrastructure/Innovation).