"“I would love for Global North-based organizations to not view organizations within Africa and the expertise that they hold as ‘local.’ There is a massive imbalance in power whereby Global North-based organizations can set up shop in Africa and run the show with little context or care, and establish themselves as experts. However, within this worldview, Africans can only be experts, if that, within their own community.Neema speaking on the the role of africa in the Global scene"
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Neema Iyer
Neema Iyer (born 1986), is a technologist and artist. Iyer was raised in Nigeria by parents who are Tanzanian and Indian. She is the founder of Pollicy, a feminist technology collective focusing on how STEM disciplines can create social change and revitalize African societies, Iyer has been a trailblazer for ethical digitalization in a nation where two-thirds of the population remain offline.
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