Paschal Giki

[SDG 11.2] Using conversational AI to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all

[Dar] Assessment of Availability of Open Transit Data

To ensure that by 2030 Dar and other African cities are able to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons, they need to start investing in generation of open transit data

Reflection on what I have done so far

After high school I took a gap year before I joined New York University Abu Dhabi and graduated 4 years later with a BSc. in Civil Engineering and a minor in Interactive Media. With that combination of classes and several other 'random' classes I took as part of the liberal arts and science education at NYU it gave me a lot of options for what I can do with my university diploma.

Building a p2p lending & borrowing platfrom

When we need financial support we usually first reach out to peers to see if they can help before going to financial institutions like banks and microfinances. The reason people prefer lending from peers is because the lending process is faster and requires less paperwork. More importantly, in most cases it requires no collateral other than mutual 'trust'.

A "Failed" Startup

"Congratulate Paschal for 3 years at SafariBomba." A close friend of mine recently shared a screenshot from his LinkedIn account with this message on it. This message spiked me for two reasons: First, it was a gentle reminder that I needed to update my LinkedIn profile and second I was shocked that it has been three years already since I jumped the entrepreneurship train which has rode me through a lot of ups and downs.