Organizations, tools, research

A founder-built organization making frontier AI safe for children: applied research, safety evaluations, red-teaming, and standards – evidence over alarm.

An advisory practice for safe, effective AI adoption in the social sector – strategy through implementation for NGOs, governments, and multilaterals.

A 66-researcher, 23-country fellowship building the evidence base on AI and child development – and validating the safety instruments built on it.

A technology and innovation unit founded inside a 4,300-person global NGO – run on ~$3.5M earned revenue, shipping open-source tools used in 60+ countries.

A global initiative against online violence against children, built from zero inside the world's largest independent child rights organization.

The Zoltner Consulting Group (ZCG) was a Santiago-based social enterprise designing and managing innovative ICT for Development (ICT4D) projects across the Americas.

An award-winning SMS market-information service for Chilean smallholders – early proof that technology built with its users outperforms technology built for them.

A digital platform for Senegal's artisanal fishing economy – maritime safety alerts with GPS distress messaging, a virtual fish marketplace, digital financial services, and processing best practices, accessible by visual interface, voice, or AI chatbot. Fish processors grew their businesses ten-fold; fishermen raised incomes by up to $550 a year.

Climate adaptation information for more than 120,000 Ugandan farmers in their own languages – seasonal forecasts, agricultural advisories, and market prices over SMS, interactive FM radio, and community loudspeakers. Cut crop loss and damage by as much as 65%.

A CORFO-funded web and SMS platform connecting rural farmer communities in Chile – 340+ farmers trained, documented as a replication model.

A generative-AI assistant built on the Humanitarian Data Insights Project, letting humanitarian teams query data and evidence in plain language.

A prototype ML classifier trained on real grooming conversations – behavior-level detection rather than content matching, named to IRCAI's Global Top 100 AI projects for the SDGs.

A five-country, child-centered framework defining technology-facilitated gender-based violence – built to guide prevention and response, not sit on a shelf.

A seven-country, child-centered study of how children experience online grooming – evidence from children themselves, funded by the Tech Coalition's Safe Online Research Fund.

Youth input to the people building and governing frontier AI – with Anthropic, Western Sydney University, and Australia's eSafety Commissioner, now feeding a youth-informed AI constitution.

The USAID Symposium and GDDF tracks that made digital child protection a standing part of the global development technology agenda.