Simultaneously records evidence/documents information while also developing, maintaining, and growing a database where these records and information from other sources are stored and used to advance legal action, develop educational materials, and build relationships with other activists and organizations.
Base Location
Quito, Ecuador
Jaime is a Program Investigator at the Latin American Association for Alternative Development (ALDEA).
Jaime works from a home office in Quito.
Jaime connects to the internet via WiFi and cellular data, depending on the context.
Jaime uses an iPhone.
Jaime is invested not only in documenting and organizing evidence, but also in mobilizing his documentation and the documentation/OSINT from others to create educational and training materials for others.
Jaime primarily uses the ALDEA cloud, and occasionally Google Drive, to store media.
Jaime's Case Summary
Tasks
Obtain testimonies from those affected by the mining operations
Configure files for transfer and use in legal proceedings
Develop presentations and educational material
Facilitate learning and training of field technicians and community organizers
Goals and Motivations
Building coalitions with local activist communities to strengthen information sharing streams and harnessing a collective power to confront the exploitative and dangerous mining practices
Environment
Office in Quito and traveling throughout Ecuador
Needs
Increased funding and resources to support work
Support to build communication and relationships with other local organizations that are addressing the same issues
Pain points
Bureaucracy slows down the workflow
Corruption at various government levels
Scarcity of funding and resources
Underdeveloped relationships and communication channels between local organizations, activists, and campaigns
Threats of digital and verbal threats, internet shutdowns, and data loss
Solutions
Funding for resources to expand organizational capacity
Support for, and investment in, relationship building between stakeholders
Community training on risk management and mitigation
