Elva – Texting for Security
The 2008 war between Georgia and Russia has upturned the lives of thousands of citizens in the Georgian region of Shida Kartli. Four years after the intense five-day war,…
Jonne Catshoek
Jonne Catshoek is leading the development of Elva, an open source platform that allows citizens and organisations to map issues they care about and analyse this data in cooperation with decision makers. Having conducted extensive research and field work for conflict management and democracy support organisations in Western Europe and Africa, including the European Partnership for Democracy and the International Crisis Group, he is currently living in the Republic of Georgia. Jonne holds an MA in International Relations from King's College London, specialising in Conflict Prevention and Diplomacy.