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About us - Our strength is in collaboration

Hikaya means story in Arabic. Our mission is to help nonprofits and non-governmental organizations to tell their story of impact through data and technology.

We partner with humanitarian and development organizations of all sizes to assess digital needs through the lens of digital development principles and lay the foundation for their digital transformation.

Our integrated approach re-engineer how organizations use data—improving service delivery, enhancing transparency for funders, and aligning with common data standards.

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Our culture - What we strive for

We blend technology and data to solve real problems, creating purposeful solutions that meet human needs. By embracing open standards, user-friendly design, and continuous learning, we empower people and drive organizational growth.

  • Design with the user
    We believe the use of raw, unfiltered user needs allows solutions to be purposely built. Our passion lies in co-creating with clients, ensuring every feature plays its part.
  • Embrace the prototype
    We believe in building solutions through continuous learning and user feedback. By starting small and functional, we transform the journey from skateboard to car, turning each iteration into an opportunity to improve design.
  • Use technology with intention
    We believe that addressing real organizational needs requires a pragmatic balance between technical solutions and operational procedures.
  • Open by design
    We use open by default approaches to data that connect people and ideas across the organization. By letting data flow, we create solutions that empower learning and collaboration.
  • Systems of shared purpose
    We believe that every user understands their unique role in driving organizational success. By creating clear, meaningful connections between individual contributions and collective goals, we can create solutions that have a common purpose.
  • Empower data fluency
    We believe that solutions should make information more insightful by turning users from passive inputters into active data consumers. By integrating learning pathways, we create a cycle where greater understanding drives deeper engagement and more advanced tool use.

Team

We are a team of data enthusiasts, designers, humanitarians, and software developers who have lived and worked in some of the most challenging parts of the world.

  • Ninette Adhikari avatar

    Ninette Adhikari

    Engineering & Operations

  • Michael Bukachi avatar

    Michael Bukachi

    Frontend Developer

  • Timothy Kasenge avatar

    Timothy Kasenge

    Backend Developer

  • Isaac Kimaiyo avatar

    Isaac Kimaiyo

    Fullstack Developer

  • Amos Njoroge avatar

    Amos Njoroge

    QA Engineer

  • Andrew Pham avatar

    Andrew Pham

    Product and Design

Our blog

Explore the latest developments in technology and data solutions in the humanitarian space.

What is a Theory of Change? A Practical Guide for NGOs

A practical guide to the theory of change for NGOs: how it differs from a logframe and results framework, and why tech's OKRs are the same idea.

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The AI Maturity Ladder for NGOs: Crawl, Walk, Run

A practical framework for AI adoption at nonprofits: from chatbot fluency to organizational context to autonomous workflows, with guidance on data protection, prompting, and building AI-ready culture.

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Locations

  • Portland
    Oregon, USA
  • Berlin
    Germany
  • Nairobi
    Kenya