Project profile — Support to the Expansion of Sentry: Early Warning Systems in Syria - Phase 2

• Syria (100.00%)

• Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peace And Security: Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution (15220) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project aims to support the expansion of Sentry, a life-saving application that helps protect Syrian civilians by warning them about imminent airstrikes. This is a second phase to the project. Project activities include: (1) analysing data from various sources; (2) developing alert messages; and (3) disseminating messages using social media and other peer-to-peer messaging platforms.

The expected outcome of this project is the reduction of civilian deaths, injuries and trauma due to aerial strikes.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2019) include: (1) 2,100,000 people used the Sentry Early Warning System; (2) 93.5% of the assessed population where the Sentry system was operational, were aware of the system; and (3) an estimated 400 people have escaped injury or death as a direct result of access to early warnings generated by the Sentry Early Warning System.

• Proactive disclosure