Jaime

Age	36
Gender	Male
Role	Program Investigator
Skills	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 human rights defenders and organizations.
Base Location	Quito, Ecuador

“Organizing and sharing evidence directly from my phone to a shared, secure server makes it easier to collaborate with my colleagues, especially when creating educational resources. This is crucial for our work on maintaining large databases.”

Jaime is a Program Investigator at the human rights NGO in Ecuador.

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 organization's 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 human rights defender 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, human rights defenders, 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