Hello World!

Allow me to introduce myself – my name is Meron! As a recent graduate from Georgetown’s Master of Science in Foreign Service program, my passion for exploring the nexus between politics and technology led me to NDItech. As the new project assistant with the information and communication technology (ICT) team, I’ll be working on the strategy, design and implementation of technology to support NDI’s democracy programming around the world. Given the rapidly changing landscape of global politics and technology, I’m eager to apply my academic and professional experience in the areas of good governance and innovation processes while serving in this new role.

I join the ICT team having previously worked as a research assistant at Global Integrity, where I assessed the transparency and accountability mechanisms of African governments. I later served as a peace fellow with the Advocacy Project in Uganda, where I investigated the technology challenges facing an innovative women-led organization that makes handcrafts from recycled materials. During my time at NDI, I’m eager to build on my past experiences related to transparency and accountability, women’s empowerment, and civil society capacity-building. I'm especially looking forward to exploring ways to better harness technology to democratize information, promote social activism and enable public accountability around the world at a time of great need.

Let the fun begin!