Wasan Session: Collective Action with Alia Tall Khatib (March 2025)

Описание: Meeting Purpose: Discuss the origin story and vision for Swaro, a collaborative platform for social impact, with founder Alia Tall-Khatib.

Key Takeaways

Swaro aims to create an infrastructure that reflects dignity and empowers those closest to social issues to contribute solutions
The platform uses an algorithm to match people/organizations, facilitate unified planning, and enable collaborative action
Key features include personalized notifications, third-party facilitation, embedded M&E, and resource matching
Swaro is currently fundraising to build out the full platform based on completed wireframes and algorithm design

Topics

Origins and Inspiration for Swaro

Alia's background studying human rights law and patterns of violations
Pivotal conversation with grandfather in Palestine refugee camp revealed limitations of traditional aid approaches
Experience at Gates Foundation exposed siloed nature of development work and missed connection opportunities
Insights from Rwanda's health minister on cross-sector collaboration and real-time feedback loops

Core Concept and Features

Algorithm matches people/orgs based on detailed profiles of skills, motivations, and focus areas
Three phases: 1) Matchmaking, 2) Unified planning, 3) Collaboration pages for project execution
Embedded monitoring & evaluation with feedback from affected communities
Aims to mobilize compassion at scale and enable collective action that fits into busy lives

Development Status and Next Steps

Algorithm and wireframes completed, now fundraising to build full platform
Seeking both for-profit investment and non-profit funding partners
Looking to test and iterate with potential users and collaborators

Broader Vision and Potential Impact

Infrastructure shift to enable collaboration across sectors and geographies
Harness "compassion as untapped resource" by making it convenient to contribute
Create "horizontal power" within and between movements/communities
Provide alternative to corporate/profit-driven approaches to social issues

Next Steps

Alia to connect with suggested contacts for potential collaboration/funding (e.g. Sanjay Puraf)
Participants interested in testing/using Swaro to provide contact info
Potential follow-up session to demo and test algorithm when ready
Continue fundraising efforts to build out full platform
Action Items
Organize volume 2 of Swaro conversation with Wasan community - WATCH (5 secs): https://fathom.video/share/dvsB8jy9zUscMJ3...
Connect Alia with Sanjay Puraf from Center for Exponential Change in India re AI for impact - WATCH (5 secs): https://fathom.video/share/dvsB8jy9zUscMJ3...
Share email for fundraising/partnership contacts - WATCH (5 secs): https://fathom.video/share/dvsB8jy9zUscMJ3...