Foundation
To improve the lives of conflict-affected people through the use of technology and innovation
About us
Humans in the Loop is an award winning social enterprise consisting of a charitable foundation and a for-profit company. Our shared mission is to provide a diverse group of conflict-affected and displaced people with access to career development support, upskilling and remote work. To date, we provided such opportunities to more than 1400 conflict-affected people in Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Portugal, Ukraine, Moldova, Kenya, and the DRC.
When people are displaced due to conflict, they are often forced to leave their jobs and struggle to access work in their new location. They can be forced to take insecure or unsafe work and face barriers to dignified employment, such as language, childcare responsibilities, or simply lack of knowledge about what opportunities are available. We see a strong demand from people to take courses with us, to receive support in upskilling, and to access flexible and meaningful employment.
We provide support through:
- Instructor Led English and I.T trainings
- 1-1 mentoring and personalised career support
- Self paced trainings on key professional skills
- Annotation and AI training and mock work projects which prepare students for work in the global digital economy
Want to find out more? Take a look at our Impact Report or browse through the other pages to read more about our Fair Work Policy, Ethical AI and the Partners that support us to make impact on a global scale.
Our Team
Hester Gartrell
Chief Impact Officer and Interim Director
Ghazaleh Alhabib
Platform Coordinator
Magdalena Tsaneva
Project Development Coordinator
Rositsa Vasileva
Training Coordinator
Iuliia Holovchenko
Social Mediator with Ukrainian
Svetlana Shapirova
Volunteer and Training Specialist
Samuel Munyua
Annotation and Platform Specialist
Eid Al Abdullah
Social Mediator with Arabic
Our Awards
Our work and the work of our founder, Iva Gumnishka, have been recognised internationally. We are proud to have been recognised by:
Our Funders
Our charitable work wouldn’t be possible without our funders. Our social enterprise supports our foundation through a 25% cash and in-kind donation each year, but in order to expand our impact to new locations, we also work with external funders. We are grateful for their support which enables us to make a global impact.
Our Team
Zoe Holliday
Director
Iva Gatzina
Training Coordinator
Fouad Mukarker
Social Impact Intern
Danai Vasiliadou
Social Impact Intern
Ghazaleh Alhabib
Teaching Assistant
Lana Alnaeb Ghassan
Teaching Assistant